Question

Which of the given options contains the figure of speech that appears in the following line from the poem, ‘The Power of Music’?

And in the sky the feathered fly turn turtle while they’re winging

Options

• You’re one month on in the middle of May

• Rainbow-tinted circles of light

• And life is too much like a pathless wood

• The wind lies asleep in the arms of the dawn

Answer 1

You’re one month on in the middle of May

Explanation:

The phrase “turn turtle” uses alliteration, as the words “turn” and “turtle” begin with the same consonant sound 't'. Similarly, alliteration with the repeated 'm' sound in “month,” “middle,” and “May.”