Question

question 17 of 21
read the following line:
each frightening flap of his feathered wings
what poetic device does this line use?

a. metaphor
b. simile
c. eye rhyme
d. alliteration

Explanation:

Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words. The line repeats the "f" sound in "frightening", "flap", and "feathered", which matches this poetic device. Metaphor (direct comparison without "like/as"), simile (comparison with "like/as"), and eye rhyme (words look rhymed but sound different) do not apply here.

Answer:

D. Alliteration