Question

Which of the following contains an example of alliteration?
I. "And, foes before, return in friendship home" (line 84568)
II. "And save the expense of long litigious laws" (line 72006)
III. "Long penitence succeeds a short delight" (line 88266)

• A. I only
• B. II only
• C. III only
• D. I and III only
• E. I, II, and III

Answer 1

Answer: (E)

I, II, and III

Alliteration the literal speech where the occurrence of same letter or sound at the beginning or adjacent or closely connected words.

Option E is correct as according to 1st sentence the line is followed by:

"From your award to wait their final doom, And foes before, return in friendship home. So, here doom and home are having same phonic sound.

In 2nd sentence also, "without their cost, you terminate the cause, And save the expense of long litigious laws. So , here cause and laws having same sound.

In 3rd sentence " Where, for a year, a month, perhaps a night, Long penitence succeeds a short delight. So, here Night and delight having same sound.

So option E is correct as all three sentences are followed by alliteration.