How are vowel sounds treated in Old English alliteration?
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Correct answer: Any vowel may alliterate with any other vowel
In Old English poetry, any vowel can alliterate with any other vowel regardless of the specific vowel sound. What matters is the presence of an initial vowel, not the identity of that vowel.
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