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Read the excerpt from "Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Then, answer the question that follows.



I know what the caged bird feels, alas!

When the sun is bright on the upland slopes;

When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass,



Which sound device is illustrated in the bolded text?



Alliteration

Assonance

Consonance

Slant rhyme

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The sound device illustrated in the bolded text, "When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass," is alliteration.

Alliteration involves the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in words that are close together. In this example, the "w" sound is repeated in "when" and "wind," and the "s" sound is repeated in "stirs," "soft," and "springing," demonstrating the use of alliteration to create rhythm and emphasis in the text.

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