Question

which lines from the poem \sonnet in primary colors\ by rita dove provide an example of alliteration?

• \among parrots, in the stern petticoats of the peasant, / who painted herself a present--\
• \wildflowers entwining the plaster corset / her spine resides in, that flaming pillar--\
• \lenin and marx and stalin arrayed at the footstead / and rose to her easel, the hundred dogs panting\
• \diegos / love a skull in the circular window / of the thumbprint searing her immutable brow.\

Explanation:

Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in closely connected words. We analyze each option:

1. First option: No repeated initial consonant sounds across adjacent/closely placed words.
2. Second option: No clear repetition of initial consonant sounds.
3. Third option: The words "Lenin", "Marx", "Stalin" all start with the /l/ or /m/ (hard consonant, initial repeated sound cluster) and are closely grouped; also "hundred", "dogs", "panting" have the initial /d/ and /p/ but the key alliteration is the repeated initial consonant sounds in the names.
4. Fourth option: No consistent repetition of initial consonant sounds in closely linked words.

Answer:

O "Lenin and Marx and Stalin arrayed at the footstead. / And rose to her easel, the hundred dogs panting"