Enjambment - the sentences do not finish with the end of the line.
Simile - "like a slackened drum"
Maybe even hyperbole, since it is an exaggeration.
What story??? Put a picture so we can hep :)
Answer:
The Hiddles were good but kind of strange. The Pickfords were very serious and stern.
Explanation:
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A - because an alliteration is a phrase using one letter at the beginning of each multiple words.