Alliteration

a figure of speech in which the same sound appears at the beginning of two or more words. Alliterative words are consecutive or close to each other in the text.

Example From Text

Their business was to toil, and toil mightily, in the traces.

Explanation

Here, the author repeats the "T" sound when he writes,"To toil, and toil mightily, in the traces." This alliteration emphasizes the exhausting work of a sled dog.