I don’t believe it is, alliteration is more of a tongue twister and the words begin with the same consistent sound and “sat stopped” isn’t really and tongue twister
I dont know the first one but the second one is a padel and a net and a ball
The answer is: Impersonating and remaining silent.
In the passage, the narrator describes Tom Stoppard's play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead." Both originally Shakespearean characters from "Hamlet," Stoppard develops them further in their own play, in which they "pass the time by impersonating other characters" and "remaining silent for long periods of time."
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