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From the given options select the figure of speech (poetic device) used in the expression.

Break, Break, Break open till they break the town

(1) Metaphor

(2) Personification

(3) Alliteration

(4) Simile

Solution

Correct Option: 3

The expression Break, Break, Break open till they break the town repeats the same consonant sound br at the start of several words. The repetition of initial consonant sounds is called Alliteration.

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