Prompt Write an essay that analyzes a theme in The Call of the Wild.
Select the following links to read the novel.

in the story "marionettes inc," in the last line of the story, braling two is referred to by the narrator as the "someone." what does this new identifier imply and how does it add to the drama of the closing scene?

the answer is:

to persuade readers that a conquering prince must destroy a former republic if he hopes to hold it.

in the excerpt from "the prince," the author niccolò machiavelli suggests that to take possession of a city and endure the control over it, it is necessary to destroy it first. otherwise, people who have known freedom will eventually turn against the new rulers and fight back to recover their power.

what two figures of speech, or poetic devices, are used in the first two lines?  

a. simile and symbolism  

b. personification and alliteration  

c. imagery and allusion  

d. metaphor and personification

the answer is c