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Give four instances where the poet has used alliteration in the poem. - English

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Give four instances where the poet has used alliteration in the poem.

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Alliteration in the poem

  1. “His brow is deeply lined with thought, his head is highly domed.”
    Deeply – domed.
  2. “For he’s a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity.”
    fiend – feline.
  3. “Or when the milk is missing, or another Peke’s been stippled.”
    Milk – missing.
  4. “And his footprints are not found in any file of Scotland yard’s.”
    Foot prints – found — file
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पाठ 4.2: Macavity - The Mystery Cat - Exercises [पृष्ठ १३०]

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पाठ 4.2 Macavity - The Mystery Cat
Exercises | Q F. ii. | पृष्ठ १३०

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