Question

"So sober sometimes serious Sam smiles on silly things" is a /an _______.

• A. hyperbole
• B. assonance
• C. anaphora
• D. alliteration

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

"So sober sometimes serious Sam smiles on silly things" exhibits the use of alliteration.

Explanation:

Alliteration is a literary device characterized by the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a sequence of words that are in close proximity to each other. In the given sentence:

• The sound /s/ is repeated in "So sober sometimes serious Sam smiles on silly."

Word	Sound
So	/s/
sober	/s/
sometimes	/s/
serious	/s/
Sam	/s/
smiles	/s/
silly	/s/

This repetition of the /s/ sound in multiple words qualifies the sentence as an example of alliteration.