the answer would be 4) ended
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.
Answer:
1) stretch
2) tidy
Explanation:
1) "range reach" wouldn't make sense in writing or text, and "spread reach" wouldn't make any sense either, so its "range"
2) "clear away" doesn't make sense in writing or text, and "clean away" doesn't sound correct as you are washing dishes and not just a dish. "Empty away" doesn't make any sense either, so it is "tidy"
For me I would choose A but D is a good one to so so I would choose D I hope that helps