What sound device is used in the following excerpt from "How the Animals Lost their Tails and Got Them Back Traveling from Philadelphia to Medicine Hat" by Carl Sandburg?

When there was a fight and a snag and a wrangle between two families living next door neighbors to each other and this old flongboo was called in to umpire and to say which family was right and which family was wrong, which family started it and which family ought to stop it, he used to say, “The best umpire is the one who knows just how far to go and how far not to go.”

repetition
alliteration
rhyme
consonance

Question

What sound device is used in the following excerpt from "How the Animals Lost their Tails and Got Them Back Traveling from Philadelphia to Medicine Hat" by Carl Sandburg?

When there was a fight and a snag and a wrangle between two families living next door neighbors to each other and this old flongboo was called in to umpire and to say which family was right and which family was wrong, which family started it and which family ought to stop it, he used to say, “The best umpire is the one who knows just how far to go and how far not to go.”



repetition
alliteration
rhyme
consonance

lollola · Answer

Well, do you know what each sound device is?

lollola · Answer

Such as,

Alliteration: the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

anonymous · Answer

no

anonymous · Answer

I want to go with b but idk

lollola · Answer

Consonance:  Consonance refers to repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase. This repetition often takes place in quick succession such as in pitter, patter. 

Alliteration:  the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Rhyme: (Exactly what it sounds like)

Repetition: Is using the same word or phrase over and over.

Hope this helps! :)