15. Which of the following word pairs from the poem "Combing" is the BEST example of alliteration?

a. comb/bone
b. bending/bow
c. tearing/preparing
d. early/now
Not sure...

Thanks
-MC

sorry, the last one isn't early/now, it's *early/hour

-MC

http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/alliteration.html

B! Thanks

-MC

Right!

To identify the answer, you need to understand what alliteration is. Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of neighboring words. In the given options, we can analyze each word pair to determine the best example of alliteration.

a. "comb/bone" - These words start with different consonant sounds (c and b), so it is not an example of alliteration.
b. "bending/bow" - These words start with the same consonant sound (b), creating alliteration.
c. "tearing/preparing" - These words start with different consonant sounds (t and p), so it is not an example of alliteration.
d. "early/now" - These words start with different consonant sounds (e and n), so it is not an example of alliteration.

Therefore, the BEST example of alliteration from the given options is "bending/bow" (option b).