By god, the old man could handle a spade. which statement best describes the effect of the assonance in this excerpt?
a. it connects the man to the spade and the act of digging in the dirt.
b. it makes the act of cutting turf look like a quick and easy job.
c. it draws a link between the speaker and his father.
d. it emphasizes that the speaker himself is not a farmer.

A. It connects the man to the spade and the act of digging in the dirt.

In this excerpt, the author uses assonance. Assonance is the resemblance between the sounds of words or syllables. This can occur between their vowels or their consonants. Assonance can have several purposes, such as emphasizing a particular idea, or giving a poem a certain rhythm. In this case, the purpose of using assonance is to connect the man to the spade and to the act of digging in the dirt.

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