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Question

Repetition of two or more consonant sounds is called ___.

The correct answer is

Alliteration

Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words, such as in 'Peter Piper picked'. Hence option (C) is correct.

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Important Questions from Figure of speech/Literary Devices

  1. Select the appropriate figure of speech from the given options.

    Why the whole city went out to see the victorious general?

  2. Select the appropriate figure of speech from the given options.

    Speech is silver, but silence is golden.

  3. Select the appropriate figure of speech from the given options.

    An ambassador is an honest man who lies abroad for the good of his country.

  4. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

    He lay all night on his sleepless pillow.

    The underlined is an example of

  5. “An exaggeration for emphasis” is feature of:

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