Commencement of words with the same letter:
- A. Pun
- B. Alliteration
- C. Transferred epithet
- D. Oxymoron
Explanation
Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial sound or letter in nearby words, as in “wild and windy.” A pun depends on wordplay, while an oxymoron joins contradictory terms.
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