Which of the following lines of poetry contains an example of alliteration?(1 point)
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It was the place where they laughed and the place where they cried.
It was the place where they laughed and the place where they cried.
They traveled through the night, yearning for the light.
They traveled through the night, yearning for the light.
The lazy lizard slithered slowly through the grass.
The lazy lizard slithered slowly through the grass.
The icicles dropped from the house and shattered like glass.
1 answer
The line of poetry that contains an example of alliteration is:
The lazy lizard slithered slowly through the grass.
Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, and in this line, the "l" sound is repeated in "lazy," "lizard," "slithered," and "slowly."
