Question

choose the poem that uses alliteration.
now silent, now singing and swaying and swinging,
like blossoms that bend to the breezes or showers,
now wantonly winding, they flash, now they falter,
and, lingering, languish in radiant choir.
so mirrored in thy heart are all desires,
eternal longings, youths inheritance,
all hopes that token immortality,
all griefs whereto immortal grief aspires.
from sarojini naidu, \indian dancers\ and from archibald macleish, \imagery\

Explanation:

La aliteración es la repetición de la misma consonante al principio de palabras consecutivas o cercanas. En el primer poema, "Now silent, now singing and swaying and swinging", se repite la consonante "s" en "silent", "singing", "swaying" y "swinging". En "like blossoms that bend to the breezes or showers", se repite la consonante "b" en "blossoms" y "bend". En "Now wantonly winding, they flash, now they falter", se repite la consonante "w" en "wanton", "winding". En "and, lingering, languish in radiant choir", se repite la consonante "l" en "lingering", "languish".

En el segundo poema, no hay repetición de consonantes al principio de palabras consecutivas o cercanas de manera notable.

Answer:

El primer poema (de Sarojini Naidu, "Indian Dancers") utiliza la aliteración.