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His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide

For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,

Turning again toward childish treble, pipes

And whistles in his sound.

Which of the examples below show alliteration? Select all that apply.
youthful hose
world too wide
shrunk shank
pipes and whistles

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"For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice"
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The correct answers are B. World too wide and C. Shrunk shank

Step-by-step explanation:

In poetry, alliteration is a literary device commonly used to create rhyme and rhythm through the repetition of consonant sounds in words that appear next to each other or that are close, usually in the same verse. Additionally, alliteration differs from other types of rhyme, because in alliteration the repetition of sounds occurs in the first syllable of words rather than at the end of them as in ordinary rhyme. Considering this, the ones that are examples of alliteration are "world too wide", because the consonant sound of "w" is repeated in words that are placed together and this repetition occurs with the first syllable of the words; similarly in "Shrunk shank" alliteration occurs with the repetition of the sound "sh".

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