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Which literary device is used in the line: “Making the gravel leap and leap in air”?

AAlliteration

BMetaphor

CAssonance

DHyperbole

Answer:

C. Assonance

Read Explanation:

The repetition of the vowel sound /iː/ in “leap and leap” is an example of assonance, which adds a musical and emotional quality to the line.


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