Which lines from the poem "Digging” use assonance? Check all that apply.The squat pen rests; snug as a gun.When the spade sinks into gravelly ground:Bends low, comes up twenty years awayBy God, the old man could handle a spade.Nicking and slicing neatly, heaving sods

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The squat pen rests; snug as a gun.; Bends low, comes up twenty years away; By God, the old man could handle a spade.; Nicking and slicing neatly, heaving sods

Contemporary Poetry: Seamus Heaney’s “Digging”

Which lines from the poem "Digging” use assonance? Check all that apply.The squat pen rests; snug as a gun.When the spade sinks into gravelly ground:Bends low, comes up twenty years awayBy God, the old man could handle a spade.Nicking and slicing neatly, heaving sods

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