Question

choose the poem that uses alliteration.
three paces in the moonlights glow i stand,
and here within the twilight beats my heart.
im not asking you to finish
but—to start.

the clouds had made a crimson crown
about the mountains high.
the stormy sun was going down
in a stormy sky.

from djuna barnes, \serenade\ and from mary elizabeth coleridge, \a moment\
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Explanation:

Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words. In the second poem, "crimson crown" (repeats 'c'), "stormy sun" (repeats 's'), and "stormy sky" (repeats 's') show alliteration. The first poem has no such repeated initial consonant sounds.

Answer:

The poem: "The clouds had made a crimson crown
About the mountains high.
The stormy sun was going down
In a stormy sky." (from Mary Elizabeth Coleridge, "A Moment")