"The people who have been sitting a moment before, tapping their feet to the rhythm of Denham’s Dentifrice, Denham’s Dandy Dental Detergent, Denham’s Dentifrice Dentifrice Dentifrice, one two, one two three, one two, one two three." - Advertisement on Subway

Question

The passage above from an advertisement heavily uses the literary technique called............. ?

Group of answer choices

Alliteration

Allusion

Analogy

Onomonopoeia

Answer 1

The passage uses the literary technique called Alliteration. Alliteration involves the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in closely placed words, which is evident in the repeated use of "Denham's Dentifrice" and "Dandy Dental Detergent."