Read this stanza from the poem “Dreams,” by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Which figure of speech is used in the bold line? ***The waning wealth, the jilting jade—*** A. personification B. onomatopoeia C. metaphor

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Read this stanza from the poem “Dreams,” by Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Which figure of speech is used in the bold line?

***The waning wealth, the jilting jade—***

A.
personification

B.
onomatopoeia

C.
metaphor

D.
alliteration

English
middle-school

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***The waning wealth, the jilting jade—*** figure of speech is alliteration- D.

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