In this paragraph, a white puddle is a simile for snow. If the sentence where white puddle is mentioned is this one: Patches of old snow, scattered here and there, looked like white puddles.
Assonance refers to the repetition of the same vowel in neighboring words. Having that in mind, the correct answer should be twice and miles.
As you can see, both of these words have the vowel i which is read as <em>eye</em> in both words. The other options do not have such a repetition of the same vowel which is why they are incorrect.
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What is the theme of “games at twilight” using textual evidence?
Answer: Is there a story or something?
