Question

Find out the number of times letter 's' occurs in the given sentence: "i saw susie sitting in a shoe shop. Where she sits she shines, and where she shines, she sits"

Answer 1

18 times

saw- 1

Susie-2

sitting-1

shoe-1

shop-1

she-1

sits-2

she-1

shines-2

she-1

shines-2

she-1

sits-2

Answer 2

The letter 's' appears 18 times in the sentence  "I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shop. Where she sits she shines, and where she shines, she sits".

Explanation:

• The sentence can be considered as an example of alliteration and repetition.
• Alliteration is a literary device where certain specific sounds are repeated in a sentence for poetic effect.
• Here, the sound of the letter 's' has been repeated to give a musical quality to the sentence.
• It can also be an example of repetition which is another literary device where words are repeated for poetic effect.
• Here, the words sit, shines, she are repeated for poetic effect by the writer.