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"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


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."