Read the passage. the dog is presented with a tray with a blue block on it; underneath the block is a treat. the animal moves the block and gets the treat. which is the best inference to make? the dog moves the block because he wants the treat. this is a relatively simple test for such an intelligent animal. dogs can be trained to associate treats with the color blue. this is not a very impressive trick. will mark !

the answer is a . the absence of love

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.