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Question
Figures of Speech
| There is alliteration in the line: And I sunned it with smiles. The sound /s/ is repeated in the words ‘sunned’ and ‘smiles’. | Pick out at least two instances of alliteration from the poem. |
Solution
- I was angry with my foe.
- Night and morning with my tears.
- And I sunned it with smiles.
- Till it bore an apple bright.
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