Question

read the passage.
carden stood stock - still, awestruck by the bountiful breakfast buffet, each tropical fruit begging her to choose it. she had never seen such a selection staring at her: passion fruit, papaya, pineapple, pomegranate. each was uniquely and equally beautiful, bright - colored, and inviting.
which type of figurative language is used as an element of style in this passage?
○ alliteration
○ metaphor
○ simile
○ allusion

Explanation:

Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words. In the passage, "passion fruit, papaya, pineapple, pomegranate" repeats the initial /p/ sound. A metaphor directly compares two unrelated things without "like" or "as", a simile uses "like" or "as", and an allusion references a well-known work/figure, none of which appear here.

Answer:

alliteration