6. in The Writing on the wall, the author uses Sound devices such as alliteration, or the repetition of
initial consonant sounds, to emphasize ideas and develop tone. Read paragraph 16 of "The Writing on
the Wall." What does the phrase "to calm, to communicate, to commiserate, and to conserve" reveal
about the poetry written at Angel Island? What does the phrase reveal about the author's tone, or
attitude, toward the poems and poetry in general?
