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What poetic device does Whitman employ in the line "I lean and loaf at my ease observing a spear of summer grass"?

Select one:

a.
repetition


b.
cataloging


c.
alliteration


d.
simile

1 Answer

6 votes

Answer:

alliteration

lean and loaf both start with "l"

spear, summer, and grass both give off the consonant "s"

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