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Poems and conversations · Question 47 of 150

"Faster than fairies, faster than witches." The repeated "f" sounds are an example of

Question 47

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Faster than fairies, faster than witches,
Bridges and houses, hedges and ;
And along like troops in a battle
All through the meadows the horses and cattle:
All of the sights of the hill and the plain
Fly as thick as driving rain;
And ever again, in the wink of an eye,
Painted stations whistle by.

Here is a child who and scrambles,
All by himself and gathering ;
Here is a tramp who stands and gazes;
And here is the green for stringing the daisies!
Here is a cart run away in the road
Lumping along with man and load;
And here is a mill, and there is a river:
Each a and gone forever!

"Faster than fairies, faster than witches." The repeated "f" sounds are an example of

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. Alliteration is the repetition of the same first sound in words close together: "Faster ... fairies ... faster".

Worth noting

The lines do rhyme ("witches" and "ditches"), but the repeated first sounds are alliteration.

Concept
Identifying alliteration
Typical time
40 s
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