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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Contemporary Poetry: Seamus Heaney’s “Digging”

Question 9 • CA-English Language Arts 12 B – 1744

Which words in the passage are linked by assonance?

Answer
A
boot, buried, and bright
B
rooted, tops, and potatoes
C
nestled, knee, and new
D
boot, rooted, and cool

Explanation

Assonance is the repetition of a vowel sound. “Boot,” “rooted,” and “cool” all contain the long “oo” sound, so they are linked by assonance.

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