Question

antarctica alliteration
which of the following best explains what alliteration is?
a. when an object is given humanlike characteristics
b. when the author makes a comparison by using \like\ or \as\
c. when the author makes a comparison by saying one thing is something else
d. when the same letter or sounds are used at the beginning of words near each other
circle the examples of alliteration in each sentence below.

1. the cold climate conditions of antarctica can cause critical danger to inexperienced people.
2. antarctica, though it may be cold, is a dry desert dreaming of rain.
3. like sahara sandstorms, antarctica also experiences severe snowstorms.

Explanation:

Part 1: Defining Alliteration

Alliteration is a literary device where the same initial consonant sound (or vowel sound, but more commonly consonant) is repeated in nearby words. Let's analyze each option:

• Option a: Describes personification (giving human traits to non - human objects), not alliteration.
• Option b: Describes a simile (comparison using "like" or "as"), not alliteration.
• Option c: Describes a metaphor (comparison without "like" or "as"), not alliteration.
• Option d: Matches the definition of alliteration, as it involves the repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of nearby words.

We look for repeated initial sounds. The words "cold", "climate", "conditions", "Antarctica", "cause", "critical", "danger" - no, wait, "cold", "climate", "conditions" start with "c", "Antarctica" starts with "A", "cause" with "c", "critical" with "c", "danger" with "d". Wait, more accurately, "cold", "climate", "conditions", "cause", "critical" have the initial "c" sound. But let's check each word:

• "cold" - /k/
• "climate" - /k/
• "conditions" - /k/
• "cause" - /k/
• "critical" - /k/

So the alliteration is in the words starting with "c": cold, climate, conditions, cause, critical.

Sentence 2: "Antarctica, though it may be cold, is a dry desert dreaming of rain."

Check initial sounds. "dry", "desert", "dreaming" all start with the "d" sound. So the alliteration is in "dry", "desert", "dreaming".

Sentence 3: "Like Sahara sandstorms, Antarctica also experiences severe snowstorms."

Answer:

d. when the same letter or sounds are used at the beginning of words near each other

Part 2: Identifying Alliteration in Sentences

Sentence 1: "The cold climate conditions of Antarctica can cause critical danger to inexperienced people."