Question

read the poem.
the lights dim and quiet descends,
hushed whispers are barely heard
as silence surrounds
until the movie ends.
which words create alliteration in the poem?
○ lights; quiet
○ hushed whispers
○ silence surrounds
○ descends; ends

Explanation:

Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words. For "hushed whispers", the initial consonant sound 'h' in "hushed" and 'w' in "whispers"? Wait, no, wait—wait, "hushed" starts with 'h', "whispers" starts with 'w'? No, that's not right. Wait, no, let's check again. Wait, "silence" and "surrounds": 's' in both? No, "silence" is s-i-l-e-n-c-e, "surrounds" is s-u-r-r-o-u-n-d-s. Wait, no, the option "hushed whispers"—wait, "hushed" is h-u-s-h-e-d, "whispers" is w-h-i-s-p-e-r-s. Wait, maybe I made a mistake. Wait, no, the other options: "lights; quiet"—'l' and 'q'—no. "descends; ends"—'d' and 'e'—no. "silence surrounds"—'s' in both? Wait, "silence" is s, "surrounds" is s. Wait, but "hushed whispers"—"hushed" has 'h', "whispers" has 'w'? No, that's not alliteration. Wait, maybe the correct answer is "silence surrounds"? Wait, no, let's check the initial sounds. "Hushed" (h) and "whispers" (w)—no. "Silence" (s) and "surrounds" (s)—yes, same initial consonant sound. Wait, but the option is "silence surrounds". Wait, but maybe I'm wrong. Wait, the poem: "Hushed whispers are barely heard"—"hushed" (h) and "whispers" (w)? No. Wait, "The lights dim and quiet descends"—"lights" (l) and "quiet" (q)—no. "Until the movie ends"—"descends" (d) and "ends" (e)—no. Wait, "silence surrounds"—"silence" (s) and "surrounds" (s)—same initial sound. So that's alliteration. Wait, but the option "hushed whispers"—maybe I misread. "Hushed" is h, "whispers" is w—no. Wait, maybe the answer is "silence surrounds"? Wait, no, let's check again. The options are:

A. lights; quiet

B. hushed whispers

C. silence surrounds

D. descends; ends

Alliteration is repetition of initial consonant sounds. So "silence" starts with 's', "surrounds" starts with 's'—so same sound. "Hushed" starts with 'h', "whispers" starts with 'w'—different. "Lights" (l) and "quiet" (q)—different. "Descends" (d) and "ends" (e)—different. So the correct answer is C. silence surrounds.

Answer:

C. silence surrounds