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Read this line from Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven." Desolate yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted Which of these poetic devices doe Poe use here?

A. Alliteration

B. Pacing

C. Personification

D. Allusion

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Answer: Alliteration

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Poe uses on the line "Desolate yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted" the following poetic device:

A. Alliteration.

Poe uses alliteration. Alliteration is the conspicuous repetition of identical initial consonant sounds in successive or closely associated syllables within a group of words, even those spelled differently.

In this case, you can see (or more precisely, hear) the alliteration with the sounds of the words that begin or contain 'd',

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