In the excerpt below, the prominent figure of speech in these liens is alliteration.
Alliteration is a literary device which is used by the writer to emphasize something that he/she wants to express. To spot an alliteration, it begins with the same consonant sound.
alliteration in the above excerpts are, "Xanadu did"
"dome decree."
In these lines, the poet describes the "stately pleasure dome" in Xanadu.
The theme of the tortoise and the hare is "slow and steady" wins the race.
The hare is obviously more superior then the tortoise in speed but overlooks his talents in arrogance and decides to take a nap, resulting in the tortoise winning the race by remaining committed.
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Um, I would say they might be shocked because back then they didn't have anything like Rock Concerts and they didn't really like anything different, surprising, or weird. That's why when they could not understand why someone cooked different they thought it was witch craft and thought that person was a witch and burned them alive or hung them.
I think that in this passage the phrase "pack through" means carrying one's belongings on saddle packs on the horses and leaving the wagons (covered wagons?) behind to travel faster to get to the California gold fields sooner. Mr Johnson decided not to travel this way and instead harnessed his horse to the Frink's wagon and they continued as before. The following excerpt intimates what "pack through" means without actually saying it in those many words. "<span>Mr. Wand and his company have left their wagons here and made pack-saddles, intending to pack their clothing, blankets, provisions, and cooking utensils on their animals, in order to travel faster".</span>
