Read the poem. The lights dim and quiet descends, Hushed whispers are barely heard As silence surrounds Until the movie ends. Which words create alliteration in the poem?

Alliteration is the repetition of the same beginning consonant sound in nearby words. “Silence surrounds” repeats the s sound at the start of both words, so it creates alliteration. “Descends” and “ends” share an ending sound, but that is not alliteration.

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