Question

What is the definition of alliteration? A.the use of words that sound the same or similar to the things they name; for example,"bang" and "boom" B.the use of words with the same or similar ending sounds; for example, "sing" and "ring" C.the use of words with the same or similar meaning; for example, "small" and "tiny" D.the use of words with the same or similar beginning sounds; for example, "slippe ry slime"

Answer 1

alliteration - use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word. e.g. hey howdy hey how horrible horses are etc. The repeated use of the consonant (h)
so the answer is D. hope this helps :)

Answer 2

A alliteration is a occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of each word in a sentence for example peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers most words in that sentence start with a P making it a alliteration The answer would be D