The clear water was like a

a mirror

Explanation:

if the water is clear one can see this or her refle ction just like a mirror

The clear water is like mirror.

Explanation:

The smooth surface of the water makes the reflected waves nice and orderly and at the same angle they came in, which is the same thing a mirror does, it produces the same wave that an object would if there was no water and the object were under the surface, so our eyes interpret it as if there is an object there.

the correct answer is d. a discussion of specific uses of alliteration

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when you are critiquing or evaluating a poem, you will mostly pay attention to the theme, as well as figures of speech and rhythm. alliteration is a figure of speech where consonants are repeated in neighboring words - and it is important for analysis of sound and rhythm, which is why it might appear in the evaluation of that poem.