Question

Which three lines in the poem are examples of alliteration? Song: To Celia by Ben Jonson Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup, And I’ll not look for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine; But might I of Jove’s nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee As giving it a hope, that there It could not withered be. But thou thereon didst only breathe, And sent’st it back to me; Since when it grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself, but thee.

Answer 1

Alliteration is the repetition of a sound at the beginning of a set of words. 

The following three lines in the poem all feature alliteration (words with alliteration are bolded)

'Doth ask a drink divine'
Repeated sound: /d/

'The thirst that from the soul doth rise'
Repeated sound: /θ/ (voiced th)

'Since when it grows, and smells, I swear...'
Repeated sound: /s/

Answer 2

Or leave a kiss but in the cup,

Doth ask a drink divine;

But might I of Jove’s nectar sup,

Since when it grows, and smells, I swear,