When the American Red Cross representative made her plea to the nation following the devastating floods, she said, "We need your hearts, help, and heroes." What linguistic device did she use?
A) antithesis
B) alliteration
C) repetition
D) parallelism

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The phrase "hearts, help, and heroes" uses alliteration, which is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in closely situated words.

When the American Red Cross Representative Made Her Plea to the Nation