Question

Which of the following lines contains alliteration?

A. Their stillness answering his cry,

B. For suddenly smote on the door, even

C. While his horse moved, cropping the dark turf,

Answer 1

The answer is: [B]: "For suddenly smote on the door, even" .
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Note: Alliteration refers to the successive repetition, or very close proximity of, consonant sounds (or even vowel sounds) that are found at the BEGINNING (i.e, occurring at the initial syllable of) each applicable word.
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In this case, 3 (three) answer choices are given. Among these (3) answer choices, "choice [C]" is the example that contains alliteration.
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Specifically, the two words that appear in succession (within this answer choice), "...suddenly smote...", provide an example of alliteration.
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