The sound device illustrated in the bolded text is alliteration. Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words, which is evident in "Chords of earth," "Notes of greening," and "Rise and fall."
Read the excerpt from "Rain Music" by Joseph Seamon Cotter, Jr. Then, answer the question that follows.
Chords of earth awakened,
Notes of greening spring,
Rise and fall triumphant
Over ev'rything.
Which sound device is illustrated in the bolded text?
Alliteration
Assonance
Meter
Repetition
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