English-2
Grade-7
Easy
Question
Which of these lines from Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” contains alliteration?
- Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary
- “’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door
- Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”
Hint:
Alliteration is the repetition of an initial consonant sound in words that are in close proximity to each other.
The correct answer is: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary
Among the given options it is option a in which the words "while", "weak" and "weary" are being used in close proximity and they begin with the same sound. Thus option a is the correct answer.
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