Question

Read the opening lines of "Fame is a Fickle Food," by Emily Dickinson. Answer the question that follows:

Fame is a fickle food
Upon a shifting plate

The first line in this stanza features an example of

alliteration

assonance

consonance

repetition

Answer 1

A. Alliteration

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The first line in this stanza features an example of alliteration.
Alliteration is a figure of speech in which there is a repetition of the same consonant at the beginning of words.
Assonance is the repetition of vowels. Consonance is the repetition of consonants in the middle or end of words.