Question

Read the sentence and answer the question that follows.

The foxes fled their foes through the forests and fens.

This sentence is an example of which figure of speech?
A. alliteration
B. metaphor
C. personification
D. simile

Answer 1

the answer is A. they are using alliteration. Look at the use of the letter F in the text.

Answer 2

Answer: A) Alliteration.

Explanation: alliteration is a literary device that consists in the repetition of the beginning sounds of consecutive words, or words that are close to each other. In the given sentence we can see a clear example of alliteration because of the repetition of the "f" sound at the beginning of the words "foxes," "fled," "foes," "forests," and "fens," so the correct answer is the corresponding to option A.