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Read these lines from the passage.

Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon’s mouth.

How does the sound of the alliteration "quick in quarrel" affect the meaning?



It breaks the rhythm and suggests a sudden change in the soldier's attitude.

It reinforces the image of the soldier as ready to spring into action.

It emphasizes the soldier's bad temper.

It reinforces the honor and bravery of the soldier.

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B. It shows the soldier is ready to spring into action. This is because it is keeping rhythm, does not show a temper with the soldier, and being quick to quarrel is not always brave
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