4. What type of literary device is employed on these lines of the poem? (it falls, it stays, it goes) (it melts, it is) a. Alliteration b. Consonance c. Assonance d. None of the above 5. What is the message of the poem? a. The poem represents life and death, a cycle, by using snow as a symbol to this two opposite ideas. b. The poem depicts the life of a man. A man who lives and dies like it's a natural phenomenon. c. It implies the idea of old age that someday we will get there. d. Both a and b 6. Who is the speaker of the poem? a. A skier b. God c. Anyone d. A child help me please

Many scholars and observers have argued that the ratification of the fourteenth amendment to the constitution has become the single most important act in all of united states politics. (a) identify which provision of the fourteenth amendment was applied to the following supreme court cases. for each case, explain the significance of the decision in united states politics. ' mapp v. ohio (1961) ' gideon v. wainwright (1963) (b) identify which provision of the fourteenth amendment was applied to the following supreme court cases. for each case, explain the significance of the decision in united states politics. ' brown v. board of education (1954) ' baker v. carr (1962) ' regents of the university of california v. bakke (1978)