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in the poem bat by x.j.kennedy the line for juicy june bugs meaty moths mosquitoes (eaten rare) why does the author use alliteration?

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Alliteration is a stylistic device used to add effect and flow to a poem. Here theauthor uses the food that bats eat.

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