Question

The phrase "the middle of may" is an example of

a. alliteration.
b. assonance.
c. metaphor.
d. consonance

Answer 1

The correct answer is A

Answer 2

The phrase "middle of May" is an example of an alliteration. The correct answer is option A. Alliteration is a literary device that uses the repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of each or most of the words in a sentence. In this phrase, the letter "m" is being repeated in the words "middle" and "May".