The lazy lizard slithered slowly through the grass.
This line contains an example of alliteration with the repeated "sl" sound.
Multiple Choice:
Which line of poetry has the clearest line of alliteration?
With sorrow, he cried; with sorrow, he fought.
Is whispers flew like the wings of wrens.
When the child grew sad, she also became mad.
They toiled all night and into the day.
In which line of poetry does the author use rhyme to connect words and emphasize their meanings?
Fiona fretted and paced, and feared for the future.
Nathan was man of his word, and a man who came through.
Tanya climbed each rung of the corporate ladder, while those around her grew anxious and madder.
Lin watched and he listened until his senses were sharp, like dogs at the airport trained for special security.
Which of the following defines repetition in a poem?
words that are spelled alike
words or phrases used more than once
words or phrases that are used for stresses
words that start with the same letter
Which of the following describes rhyme?
the use of a sound, a word or phrase, or a sentence more than once in a passage
the pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a poem or other literary text
the repetition of the same sound at the end of words
the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words
Which of the following lines of poetry contains an example of alliteration?
The icicles dropped from the house and shattered like glass.
The lazy lizard slithered slowly through the grass.
It was the place where they laughed and the place where they cried.
They traveled through the night, yearning for the light.
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