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The repetition of "s" sounds in a poem is an example of-

(Slowly the snake slithered silently across the asphalt.)
O A.. a metaphor
O B.. a simile
O C.. an alliteration
OD.. a personification

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Answer:

C, an alliteration

Step-by-step explanation:

"the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables"

Examples of other alliterations:

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

A big bug bit the little beetle, but the little beetle bit the big bug back.

I saw a saw that could out saw any other saw I ever saw.

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