Question

Both old English and modern English poetry use alliteration which is

Answer 1

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Answer 2

These are the missing options to the question

a) a long pause.

b) the use of two stressed syllables.

c) a type of rhyme.

d) the repetition of consonant sounds.

The answer is:

d) the repetition of consonant sounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

Alliteration is defined as a literary device in which succession of words begins with the same consonant sound. For example:

Fioye feels fit

In the example above, ‘F’ is the consonant sound repeated in succession.

English and Modern English Poetry are familiar with the use of the literary device called alliteration in the composition of poems.