Which line contains alliteration?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Slowly the silver stream slid south.
- Step 1: Alliteration repeats a consonant sound at the start of nearby words. Step 2. Slowly, silver, stream, slid and south repeat the s sound. Answer: the line with repeated s sounds. Why not the others: The other lines do not repeat opening sounds.
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