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‘Farming father’s dingy hat,’

‘like his fallen father had,’ and
‘While the hat witnessed worse’
Which kind of figurative language do the selected phrases have?
A) satire
B) simile
C) alliteration
D) internal rhyme
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the answer to this question is C(i know this because I took a test with this question) 
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Answer: C) alliteration

Explanation: All three phrases have instances of subsequent or nearby words starting with the same consonant sound (i.e., alliteration); the /f/ sound in the first two phrases (farmer-father / fallen-father) and the /w/ sound in the third one (while, witnessed, worse).

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