(Middle School) Read this and then please help me with the questions at the bottom.
Outside,
A few cars hissing past,
Fog hanging like old
Coats between the trees.
I took my girl’s hand
In mine for two blocks,
Then released it to let
Her unwrap the chocolate.
I peeled my orange
That was so bright against
The gray of December
That, from some distance,
Someone might have thought
I was making a fire in my hands.
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Which of the following correctly states how Gary Soto uses poetic elements in this section of the poem?
Soto uses alliteration in line 2.
Soto uses a simile in lines 3–4.
Soto uses a metaphor in lines 5–6.
Soto uses onomatopoeia in lines 9–14.
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Which sentence or phrase from the poem supports your answer to Part A?
“A few cars hissing past . . .”
“Fog hanging like old / Coats between the trees.”
“I took my girl’s hand / In mine for two blocks . . .”
“I peeled my orange / That was so bright against / The gray of December / That, from some distance, / Someone might have thought / I was making a fire in my hands.”