Question Each of the following lines from "Alone" contain examples of alliteration except (1 point) Responses "Then something caught: a helping grain of sand." "Then something caught: a helping grain of sand." "The car broke free and scuttled smartly right over the road." "The car broke free and scuttled smartly right over the road." "A post shot up and cracked—a sharp clang." "A post shot up and cracked—a sharp clang." "I sat back in my seat-belt and saw someone coming." "I sat back in my seat-belt and saw someone coming." Skip to navigation
The line from "Alone" that does not contain an example of alliteration is:
"I sat back in my seat-belt and saw someone coming."
The line from "Alone" that does not contain an example of alliteration is: "I sat back in my seat-belt and saw someone coming."
To determine which of the following lines from "Alone" contain examples of alliteration, you need to identify the instances where the same consonant sound is repeated at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Let's analyze each line:
1. "Then something caught: a helping grain of sand." - This line contains alliteration with the repetition of the "s" sound in "something" and "sand."
2. "The car broke free and scuttled smartly right over the road." - This line contains alliteration with the repetition of the "s" sound in "scuttled" and "smartly."
3. "A post shot up and cracked—a sharp clang." - This line contains alliteration with the repetition of the "c" sound in "cracked" and "clang."
4. "I sat back in my seat-belt and saw someone coming." - This line does not contain alliteration.
From the given options, the line that does not contain examples of alliteration is: "I sat back in my seat-belt and saw someone coming."