Which line demonstrates alliteration?

Which line demonstrates alliteration?

• A. The rain fell softly.
• B. A dog chased a cat.
• C. Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
• D. Bright red apples lay on the table.

Answer: (C)

Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in neighboring words. In the line “Sally sells seashells by the seashore,” the initial /s/ sound appears at the start of Sally, sells, seashells, and seashore. That repeated beginning sound across several adjacent words is what makes it alliteration. The other lines don’t show that same repeated starting sound across neighboring words, so they don’t demonstrate alliteration.

Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in neighboring words. In the line “Sally sells seashells by the seashore,” the initial /s/ sound appears at the start of Sally, sells, seashells, and seashore. That repeated beginning sound across several adjacent words is what makes it alliteration. The other lines don’t show that same repeated starting sound across neighboring words, so they don’t demonstrate alliteration.