Excerpted from "the highwayman" by alfred noyes the redcoat troops came marching - marching - marching - king george's men came marching, up to the old inn-door. which poetic device does the excerpt contain? a. simile b. metaphor c. repetition d. alliteration

It's neither a metaphor or a simile. There is no comparison to anything. A and B are both not the answer.

An alliteration is a repetition of the same sound. This is the second best answer because the m is repeated. But an alliteration occurs with different words.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickles. Is an alteration. Different words are used.

The answer is C Repetition.

(you didn't attach a copy of the poem, but i'm answering as best as i can)

since a simile compares two unlike things using like or as, it kind of gives an item the ability to do something it can't.

example: "the player was like a tiger on the field"

in this sentence, the simile conveys the idea that the player was fast and strong, like a tiger.

“way of writing” should be replaced with “writing style"

“idea” should be replaced with “purpose.”

maybe   “people from a long time ago” should be replaced with “elizabethans.”