The author of this selection describes many of tom browns skills in reading footprints the most difficult claim to believe is that tom brown can A estimate a persons height and weight from a footprint
B recognize whether the person who left a footprint is a male or female
C tell if someone has caught cold before the person has any symptoms
D figure out which direction a person is traveling

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explanation:

the correct answer is d. a discussion of specific uses of alliteration

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when you are critiquing or evaluating a poem, you will mostly pay attention to the theme, as well as figures of speech and rhythm. alliteration is a figure of speech where consonants are repeated in neighboring words - and it is important for analysis of sound and rhythm, which is why it might appear in the evaluation of that poem.