Read the excerpts from lord byron’s "she walks in beauty." in the first excerpt, select the two word pairs that contain alliteration. in the second excerpt, select all the words that create assonance. she walks in beauty, like the night of cloudless climes and starry skies; one shade the more, one ray the less had half impaired the nameless grace which waves in every raven tress,

the example of alliteration in the firs excerpt from lord byron’s "she walks in beauty." is cloudless climes and starry skies

alliteration is a pattern of sound that includes the repetition of consonant sounds.   the repetition can be located at the beginning of successive words or inside the words. poets often use alliteration to audibly represent the action that is taking place. "descending dew drops"; "luscious lemons."

the example of assonance: nameless grace, waves in every raven

assonance is   the repetition of internal vowel sounds in nearby words that do not end the same, for example, "asleep under a tree," or "each evening

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