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Question
Pick out from the poem, two examples of the following Figure of Speech.
Alliteration
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Solution
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“cold breath of autumn”
Explanation: repetition of the ‘b’ sound - repetition of the ‘b’ sound
Explanation: repetition of the ‘b’ sound
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