Question

13.Don't bite your nails,Amanda ! Don't hunch your shoulder ,Amanda! Stop that slouching and sit up straight, Amanda! 1. Do you consider Amanda's mother to be a nagging mother ? 2. What is the literary device used in the third line ?(stop that slouching​

Answer 1

Answer:

Don't bite your nails,Amanda ! Don't hunch your shoulder ,Amanda! Stop that slouching and sit up straight, Amanda! 1. Do you consider Amanda's mother to be a nagging mother ? 2. What is the literary device used in the third line ?(stop that

Answer 2

Answer:

1) Yes, Amanda's mother can be considered  a nagging mother,

2) The literary device used in the third line is alliteration.

Explanation:

1) The following excerpt is from the poem Amanda by Robin Klein. The poem depicts the upbringing of a child and how she struggles when she is deprived of space and freedom to form her own beliefs and opinions without constant interruption by her parents. In the first line, she is getting instructions from her mother who is making sure that Amanda has refined manners when she grows up.

2) The literary device used in the second line is Alliteration. ‘Stop that slouching and sit up straight.