Which pair of lines from "Lines Written in Early Spring" by William Wordsworth represents the strongest example of alliteration?

I heard a thousand blended notes,

While in a grove I sate reclined,

In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts

Bring sad thoughts to the mind.

To her fair works did nature link

The human soul that through me ran;

And much it griev'd my heart to think

What man has made of man.

Through primrose-tufts, in that sweet bower,

The periwinkle trail'd its wreathes;

And 'tis my faith that every flower

Enjoys the air it breathes.

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Aron Porter

17 November, 15:37

Which pair of lines from "Lines Written in Early Spring" by William Wordsworth represents the strongest example of alliteration?

I heard a thousand blended notes,

While in a grove I sate reclined,

In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts

Bring sad thoughts to the mind.

To her fair works did nature link

The human soul that through me ran;

And much it griev'd my heart to think

What man has made of man.

Through primrose-tufts, in that sweet bower,

The periwinkle trail'd its wreathes;

And 'tis my faith that every flower

Enjoys the air it breathes.

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Mariela Ewing · Answer 1

The correct answer is:

" And much it griev’d my heart to think

What man has made of man."

I just did it on Plato and got it correct.

Btw, the other answer is wrong.

Greta Contreras · Answer 2

The correct answer should be

Through primrose-tufts, in that sweet bower,

The periwinkle trail’d its wreathes;

Alliteration is when words in the same sentence begin with the same consonant and here we have "through, tufts, the, that, trail'd" as well as "primrose, periwinkle".