Excerpted from "the highwayman"
by Alfred Noyes

The redcoat troops came marching -
Marching - marching -
King George's men came marching, up to the old inn-door.

Which poetic device does the excerpt contain?
A. simile
B. metaphor
C. repetition
D. alliteration

Respuesta :


B. Simile
it is a simile

It's neither a metaphor or a simile. There is no comparison to anything. A and B are both not the answer.

An alliteration is a repetition of the same sound. This is the second best answer because the m is repeated. But an alliteration occurs with different words.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickles. Is an alteration. Different words are used.

The answer is C Repetition.