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Fantasy Literature: J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring

Question 6 • RAIL NCAA OC English IV B 2027

Which lines from the poem use alliteration? Check all that apply.

Answer
A
“My father, digging. I look down”
B
“Bends low, comes up twenty years away”
C
“The coarse boot nestled on the lug, the shaft”
D
“He rooted out tall tops, buried the bright edge deep”
E
“Once I carried him milk in a bottle”
F
“Nicking and slicing neatly, heaving sods”

Explanation

Alliteration is the repetition of the same beginning consonant sound in nearby words. A repeats the d sound in “digging” and “down.” D repeats sounds in “tall tops,” “buried the bright,” and “deep”; F repeats the n sound in “Nicking” and “neatly,” and the s sound in “slicing” and “sods.”

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