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प्रश्न
Pick out the examples of alliteration from the poem and write them down.
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उत्तर
- Sunlight, I see, dying fast - The consonantal sound 's' is repeated pleasingly.
- Darkness deepens. - The consonantal sound 'd' is repeated pleasingly.
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