LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY

GENRE AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words?
A
Repetition
B
Alliteration
C
Hyperbole
D
Rhyme
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Alliteration: The repetition of a beginning consonant sound, usually in a line or verse or in a sentence. Apostrophe: a figure of speech in which words are addressed to a person or thing-absent or present-or to a personified idea, such as death, truth, or nature.

Detailed explanation-2: -Both terms are associated with repetition-assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds and consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds-but these terms (as they are typically used) differ in 3 important ways from the patterning of rhyme.

Detailed explanation-3: -Alliteration is the conspicuous repetition of initial consonant sounds of nearby words in a phrase, often used as a literary device. A familiar example is “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers".

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