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Which sound device does the

author use in the following
lines from the poem?
But he grew old-
This knight so bold-
A. repetition (repeated words)
B. onomatopoeia (words that imitate
sounds)
C. alliteration (repeated beginning sounds)
D. end rhyme (repeated rhyme at end of the
line)

User Xbrady
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Answer: D

Explanation: "old" and "bold" are words that rhyme, and they're both at the end of the stanza. Usually words that rhyme visually look alike as well, "bold" has the letters O-L-D in it as well, so if you're having trouble I recommend looking for that.

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