What literary device is present in the following verse? Seldom they shine so now.

To me, it sounds like alliteration.

Explanation:

Alliteration is when a similar sound is repeated in the same line. It seems that the repetition of the "s" at the beginning of several of the words creates alliteration.

- "there are several movements that doris lessing was associated with. first of all, communism. she pursued her communist beliefs and included them in her writing, and was also a member of several communist book clubs. she is also strongly associated with feminism, her fight for equality and women's rights.

doris lessing is the kind of writer who has followers, not just readers. they have been engaged to her chiefly because of her involvement in major problems, such as politics and woman-ism."