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प्रश्न
Give four instances where the poet has used alliteration in the poem.
उत्तर
Alliteration in the poem
- “His brow is deeply lined with thought, his head is highly domed.”
Deeply – domed. - “For he’s a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity.”
fiend – feline. - “Or when the milk is missing, or another Peke’s been stippled.”
Milk – missing. - “And his footprints are not found in any file of Scotland yard’s.”
Foot prints – found — file
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