Question

which figure of speech is used in this text? he clasps the crag with crooked hands; close to the sun in lonely lands... —alfred, lord tennyson, \the eagle\ alliteration onomatopoeia

Explanation:

Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words. In the line, "clasps", "crag", and "crooked" all start with the "c" sound, showing alliteration. Onomatopoeia involves words that imitate sounds, which isn't present here.

Answer:

alliteration