Question

Authors often use figurative language in poetry to connect words and emphasize meaning. Which type of figurative language is being used in the poem below?

edgar allen poe the raven:
once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, ---
while I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping

simile
metaphor
hyperbole
alliteration

Answer 1

alliteration