Alliteration is

a - the repetition of vowel sounds
b - when inanimate objects are given human qualities
c - repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words
d - something that stands for something else

the correct answer would be c .

ps. i know its not a question but someone asked this question and another person commented the wrong answer , so here is the correct answer .
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Alliteration is:

C - repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Explanation:

Alliteration is the figure of speech. When the same letter occurs at the beginning of words in the same line, it is known as alliteration. Usually, consonant sounds occur at the beginning of the words are termed as alliteration.

The repetition of the vowel sounds is known as assonance.

When inanimate objects are given human qualities is known as personification.

Something that stands for something else is said to be a symbol.

C - repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Explanation:

- "despite the fact that portia lives in belmont and has many suitors, bassanio believes that he can win her heart. bassanio plans on overcoming his financial obstacles by borrowing money from antonio to travel to belmont. he then plans on marrying portia and becoming wealthy enough to pay off his debts."

you didn't provide the passage.

explanation:

seeing as this is your first question on i can see why you may have not known that you need to provide the passage.

without the passage, or even the name of the passage, we can not read the passage, therefore we can not determine when or how the pacing effects the tone.

however, you can either repost this question (providing the passage this time)

or you can comment below what the passage is, and i'll you to the best of my ability!