Question

1. \and the grumbling grew to a mumbling\ *

a. simile
b. onomatopoeia
c. hyperbole
d. alliteration

1. \what tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells!\ *

a. simile
b. onomatopoeia
c. hyperbole
d. alliteration

Explanation:

Question 6

Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words. In "And the grumbling grew to a mumbling", the words "grumbling", "grew", and "mumbling" start with the same initial consonant sound (g and m, but more prominently the repeated "g" and "m" - however, the key here is the repetition of initial sounds. Wait, actually, "grumbling" and "mumbling" have the same "m" and "g" initials? Wait, no, "grumbling" starts with "g", "grew" with "g", "mumbling" with "m". Wait, maybe I made a mistake. Wait, no, let's re - examine. The options: simile uses "like" or "as", onomatopoeia is a word that imitates a sound, hyperbole is exaggeration, alliteration is repetition of initial consonant sounds. In "grumbling", "grew", "mumbling" - the "g" in "grumbling" and "grew", and "m" in "mumbling"? Wait, maybe the intended answer is d. alliteration because of the repeated "g" (grumbling, grew) and "m" (mumbling)? Wait, no, let's check again. The sentence: "And the grumbling grew to a mumbling". The words "grumbling", "grew", "mumbling" - the initial sounds: "gr" (grumbling), "gr" (grew), "mu" (mumbling). Wait, maybe the repetition of "g" in "grumbling" and "grew", and "m" in "mumbling"? Alternatively, maybe the answer is d. alliteration. Wait, no, maybe I was wrong. Wait, onomatopoeia: words like "buzz", "hiss". Hyperbole: exaggeration. Simile: comparison with "like" or "as". Alliteration: repetition of initial consonant sounds. So in the sentence, "grumbling", "grew", "mumbling" - the "g" in "grumbling" and "grew", and "m" in "mumbling" - but more accurately, the repetition of the initial "g" (grumbling, grew) and "m" (mumbling) - but the main repeated initial sound here is "g" (grumbling, grew) and "m" (mumbling). So the answer is d. alliteration? Wait, no, maybe the correct answer is d. alliteration. Wait, let's confirm: alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. So "grumbling" (g), "grew" (g), "mumbling" (m) - but the "g" is repeated in "grumbling" and "grew", so that's alliteration. So the correct option is d. alliteration.

Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words. In the sentence "What tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells!", the words "What", "tale", "terror", "their", "turbulency", "tells" all start with the initial consonant sound "t". This is a clear case of alliteration as there is a repetition of the initial "t" sound in these adjacent or closely - related words. A simile would use "like" or "as" for comparison, onomatopoeia is a word that imitates a sound, and hyperbole is an exaggeration, none of which apply here.

Answer:

d. alliteration

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