Identify the sound device found in the following lines of the poem "The song of Wandering Aengus."

"And when white moths were on the wing

And moth-like stars were see

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Aliza

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8 February, 20:08

Identify the sound device found in the following lines of the poem "The song of Wandering Aengus."

"And when white moths were on the wing

And moth-like stars were see

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Baylee Allison · Answer 1

Alliteration

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The definiton of an alliteration is "the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) " (Merriam-Webster)

Identify the sound device found in the following lines of the poem "The song of Wandering Aengus.""And when white moths were on the wingAnd moth-like stars were see

Identify the sound device found in the following lines of the poem "The song of Wandering Aengus."

"And when white moths were on the wing

And moth-like stars were see