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Read the passage:

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

What is the effect of the alliteration in this passage?

A. The words napping and tapping rhyme.

B. The word tapping is a sound word.

C. The words nodded, nearly napping are right next to each other and are stressed.

D. The words nodded, nearly napping suggest a person's head drifting off to sleep.

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Answer:

D. The words nodded, nearly napping suggest a person's head drifting off to sleep.

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