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Difficulty: EasySound Devices and Musicality

Read the poetic excerpt below and answer the question that follows:

"The sibilant stream slips silently through the shade,
Softly whispering secrets to the sleeping glade."

Which sound device is predominantly demonstrated by the repetition of initial consonant sounds in the phrase "sibilant stream slips silently"?

  1. AlliterationAnswer
  2. B
    Assonance
  3. C
    Onomatopoeia
  4. D
    Simile

Answer

Alliteration
The correct answer is Alliteration because the phrase 'sibilant stream slips silently' repeatedly uses the initial consonant sound 's' at the beginning of adjacent words.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the highlighted phrase from the poetic excerpt
The phrase is "sibilant stream slips silently".
Identifying the specific words helps trace the repeated phonetic elements.
2
Identify the sound pattern in the phrase
Each consecutive word begins with the same 's' consonant sound.
Determining whether vowel or consonant sounds repeat at the start or inside words isolates the exact sound device.
3
Match the sound pattern to literary definitions
Repetition of initial consonant sounds is defined as alliteration.
This confirms that alliteration is the dominant sound device in the excerpt.

Key Concept

Alliteration
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Sound Devices and Musicality

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