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Poets make the poems musical and different from prose by using many poetic devices. One of them is using words that begin with the same sound in the same time. For example: beautiful birds sad song - Mathematics [गणित]

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Poets make the poems musical and different from prose by using many poetic devices. 

One of them is using words that begin with the same sound in the same time. 

For example:

  • beautiful birds
  • sad song
  • stepping stone
  • city site
  • No one knows 

This device is called Alliteration and belongs to set of similar devices, named Figures of Speech. Figures of Speech add to the beauty of a poem. 

Now write five pairs of words that begin with the same sound. 

(Please note: Here, the first sound is important, not the first letter in the spelling.) 

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Solution

  1. Happy Heart
  2. Dancing Dolphin
  3. Bright Butterflies
  4. Shiny Stars
  5. Gentle Giant
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Balbharati Integrated 8 Standard Part 2 [Marathi Medium] Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 2.3 The Little River
WARMING UP ! | Q 2. (A) | Page 33
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