Question

choose the poem that uses alliteration. now silent, now singing and swaying and swinging, like blossoms that bend to the breezes or showers, now wantonly winding, they flash, now they falter, and, lingering, languish in radiant choir. so mirrored in thy heart are all desires, eternal longings, youths inheritance, all hopes that token immortality, all griefs whereto immortal grief aspires. from sarojini naidu, \indian dancers\ and from archibald macleish, \imagery\

Explanation:

Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of adjacent or closely - connected words. In the first poem, words like "Now", "silent", "singing", "swaying", "swinging", "breezes", "showers", "wantonly", "winding", "flash", "falter", "lingering", "languish" show alliteration with the repetition of the initial sounds. The second poem does not have such prominent initial - sound repetitions.

Answer:

The first poem: Now silent, now singing and swaying and swinging, like blossoms that bend to the breezes or showers, Now wantonly winding, they flash, now they falter, and, lingering, languish in radiant choir.