Hopkin's use of "seared," "bleared," and "smeared" is an example of C) assonance.
It's not a metaphor or simile because you aren't comparing anything.
Alliteration means repetition of the same consonant in the beginning of the word, and since there are no same consonants, this isn't correct.
Answer: Hidesato did not want to accept all these presents, but as the Dragon King insisted, he could not well refuse.
"My Lord Bag of Rice" is a Japanese folktale that tells the adventures of Fujiwara Hidesato. The story has many examples of cultural values, and one of them is the fact that Hidesato performs all his actions without any expectation of a reward in return. In fact, he initially refuses to accept the presents that the Dragon King wants to give him. However, he eventually accepts out of politeness.
Because he thought it would be a good idea
It’s probably best to be straight up and ask. But if you don’t want to do that, you could just mention her up in passing. Such as “Hey did you see what Anna posted?” (let’s say Anna) or maybe some thing like “hey I literally thought I saw Anna at Walmart” and then when this person is somehow brought up, you could be like “speaking of which, I didn’t see her at the party? Everything okay?”