Which is not a type of context clue? a) alternate b) description c) repetition d) example

I think it's C) repetition

c) Repetition is not a part of context clue as:

a context clue are the words around other words that help you figure out what that word is.

Context clues are clues within a sentence that you can use to guess the meaning of a word without even having to have known it before.

There are four types of context clues that are seen when reading.The first is definition or restatement.  The second is synonyms. The third is antonyms. The fourth is example or explanation.Context clues provide information about

how a word fits in with the ideas around it.

1.the hosts on two opposing mountains stood,  

2.thick as the foliage of the waving wood;  

3.between them an extensive valley lay,  

4.o'er which the gleaming armour pour'd the day,  

5.when from the camp of the philistine foes,

6. dreadful to view, a mighty warrior rose; in the dire deeds of bleeding battle skill'd,