Question

Which of the following lines is an example of alliteration?

A. “dreamless, uninvaded sleep”
B. “the sound of steel on stones”
C. “thump, thump, thump”
D. “a sad, raggy tune”

Answer 1

B. "the sound of steel on stones" is an example of alliteration.

Alliteration is the repeated sound or use of sound found in the first part of each word in a group of words.

"S" is the letter and its sound is used repeatedly: sound, steel, stones

Answer 2

B. “the sound of steel on stones”

Step-by-step explanation:

Alliteration is what we call in literature when you use a certain sound and repeat it constantly at the start of words in a sentence, in thsi case the "S" sound is used constantly through the phrase, that is alliteration, other examples of alliteration could be:

"She shells seashells by the seashore"

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."