It has to be a simile because it uses the term “as” but idk why it’s not in the answers
The lines with assonance are:
- The squat pen rests; snug as a gun.
- Nicking and slicing neatly, heaving sods.
Assonance is one of the most common rhetorical devices, used most frequently in poetry. It is the repetition of vowels in adjacent words or phrases, emphasizing the melody of the language. The vowels don't have to be identical.
The only noun among these examples is C, love.
A is a conjunction.
B is an adverb.
D is an adjective.
Bananas grow curved towards the sun…
Yay science :(