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"When I see birches bend to left and right

Across the lines of straighter darker trees,

I like to think some boy's been swinging them.

But swinging doesn't bend them down to stay."

In 3–5 sentences, write about the author’s repetitive use of the “b” sound and its significance in the excerpt. Use details from the excerpt to support your ideas.
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The author repeats the "b" sound in words like "birches," "bend," "boy's," and "been," which makes the lines sound musical and bouncy. This bouncing rhythm matches the image of trees swinging back and forth, so you can almost hear the motion. The repeated "b" also links the boy and the trees together, showing how the boy's play makes the birches bend. But the same "b" in "But swinging doesn't bend them down to stay" reminds us the bending is only temporary.