Question

Read the following lines:

A hurry of hoofs in a village-street,
A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark,
And beneath from the pebbles, in passing, a spark
Struck out by a steed that flies fearless and fleet:

Which of the following statements best explains the effect of the alliteration in these lines?
The alliteration produces a complicated end rhyme scheme.
The alliteration creates a slow, suspenseful rhythm.
The alliteration gives human qualities to the hooves and the horse.
The alliteration creates a fast pace like the horses' hooves.

Answer 1

The alliteration creates a fast pace like the horses' hooves.

Answer 2

The statement which best explains the effect of the alliteration in these lines is "The alliteration creates a fast pace like the horses' hooves." (option D)

What is alliteration?

Alliteration is a literary device that consists of repeating the same consonant sound at the beginning of two or more adjacent or close words. A famous tongue-twister that uses alliteration is the Peter Piper one: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

In the lines from the poem, we find alliteration right at the beginning with "a hurry of hoofs". The purpose here is to mimic the sound of the hoofs as the horses move fast.

With the information above in mind, we can select option D as the correct answer.

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