Question

How does the poet's use of alliteration influence the mood or tone of the passage?

Answer 1

#1) How does the poet's use of alliteration influence the mood or tone of the passage?

Answer: As we already know alliteration is a Literary Device where words that have the same first consonant sound occur close together in a series. Therefore its sound can help create the mood or tone of the passage. That is how the poet's use of alliteration influences the mood or tone of the passage.

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Answer 2

Alliteration is the repetion of a sound in two or more words in close succession. The effect it produces depends on the sound being repeated. In the first example a "p" sound is repeated: powerful, pain. This makes for a harsh tone, which follows the harshness of the action. The second example repeats an "h" sound: heavy, hall. It softens the mood. The last example is less clear. One could point to the t's in Herot, trembled, which give the verse a hard tone.