"the repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or at the end of words” is the definition of which type of literary device? a. alliteration b. assonance c. consonance d. onomatopoeia

In about two hundred words, explain how the literary devices used in the novel convey theme.

Buck did not cry out. he did not check himself, but drove in upon spitz, shoulder to shoulder, so hard that he missed the throat. they rolled over and over in the powdery snow. spitz gained his feet almost as though he had not been overthrown, slashing buck down the shoulder and leaping clear. twice his teeth clipped together, like the steel jaws of a trap, as he backed away for better footing, with lean and lifting lips that writhed and snarled. read this passage. explain what the conflict shows about buck and spitz.

The attitude the speaker in this poem holds toward himself can best be described as