Question

Which of the following statements is true about the phrase 'Biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite'?

1) It is an example of alliteration because the words begin with the same sound.
2) It is not an example of alliteration because the words don't begin with the same sound.
3) It is an example of alliteration because the words rhyme with each other.
4) It is not an example of alliteration because the words don't rhyme with each other.

Answer 1

The phrase 'Biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite' is not an example of alliteration because the words do not begin with the same consonant sound.

Step-by-step explanation:

The phrase 'Biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite' is not an example of alliteration because it does not fulfill the key characteristic, which is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in multiple consecutive or neighboring words.

Given that the words in the phrase do not begin with the same consonant sound, the correct statement about this phrase is that it is not an example of alliteration.

Alliteration is a literary device that involves the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of closely connected words. An example of alliteration would be 'silly snakes slither silently,' .

where the initial 's' sound is repeated. Comparatively, the phrase from the question does not have a repeated starting consonant sound in 'Biting,' 'my,' 'truant,' 'pen,' 'beating,' 'myself,' 'for,' 'spite.'

Hence, the correct answer to the question is that the given phrase is not an example of alliteration because the words do not begin with the same sound, making option 2) the right choice.