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Question 17

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in poetry is

  • A.assonance
  • B.rhyme
  • C.alliteration
  • D.oxymoron
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Question details

Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Literature in English
Year
2001
Question no.
#17
Type
Objective
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