<span>That you are looking to pad out your essay and have nothing intelligent to say yourself.</span>
Answer:
ARE
Explanation:
(plz like and follow it this helps:)
If I’m understanding the question it uses both metaphors and alliteration in the poem which is uncommon because most poetry uses typical one literary device and not multiples at the same time
If the bolded word is 'superfluous' then it would be the words after that would help to determine the definition.