Study the underlined words in the poem. Alliteration is a repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. When two or more words together, begin with the same sound, it is called alliteration. Now, pick another example of alliteration from Stanza 2.
An example of alliteration from Stanza 2 is 'birds of these woods would call you King' where the /b/ sound is repeated in 'birds' and 'be' (implied).
Alternatively, in 'Sir Raven, you are a handsome bird. Such feathers!', the words 'handsome' and 'bird' do not alliterate, but 'birds... call' has the /b/ sound.
Another example is 'The birds of these woods' where 'the' and 'these' have the /ð/ sound repeated.
Explanation
Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. In Stanza 2, examples include 'Sir... sing' (s sound), 'birds... be' (b sound), and 'woods... would' (w sound). The chapter explains that when two or more words begin with the same sound, it creates alliteration, which adds musical quality to poetry.
Solution Steps
Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Example from Stanza 2: 'birds of these woods would call you King' with /b/ sound
Another example: 'The birds of these woods' with /ð/ sound repeated in 'the' and 'these'