Question

The next man looking cross the way
Saw one not of his church
And couldn't bring himself to give
The fire his stick of birch
Which figure of speech is used in the line “In bleak and bitter cold"? What
special significance do the adjectives bleak and bitter have?which which figure of speech is used in the line in bleak and bitter cold what special significance do the adjectives bleak and bitter have ​

Answer 1

Answer:

In the phrase 'bleak and bitter cold', alliteration is the figure of speech that is used.

Here, both bleak' and 'bitter' start with the same consonant 'b' which denotes

the use of alliteration

Both these words are adjectives that describe the cold and thus, the close repetition of the same letter in two closely related words form the alliteration in this sentence.