How does the phrase "out of the shade, / aflame and unafraid” affect the poem’s mood?

The repeated long “a” sound in “shade,” “aflame,” and “unafraid” is assonance. The words “aflame” and “unafraid” suggest rising boldly into the open, which gives the phrase a brave mood. So the phrase uses assonance to create a brave mood.

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