The sound device illustrated in the bolded text is alliteration. Alliteration occurs when the same initial consonant sounds are repeated in close proximity, as seen in the words "strains," "spins," and "Tears" where the 't' and 's' sounds are prominent.
Read the excerpt from "The Balloon" by Emily Dickinson. Then, answer the question that follows.
The gilded creature strains and spins,
Trips frantic in a tree,
Tears open her imperial veins
And tumbles in the sea.
Which sound device is illustrated in the bolded text?
Alliteration
Consonance
Repetition
Slant rhyme
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