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Pick out from the poem, two examples of the following Figure of Speech.  Alliteration

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Question

Pick out from the poem, two examples of the following Figure of Speech. 

Alliteration

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Solution

  1. “cold breath of autumn”
    Explanation: repetition of the ‘b’ sound

  2. repetition of the ‘b’ sound
    Explanation: repetition of the ‘b’ sound
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Chapter 3.4: Leisure - English workshop [Page 75]

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