Question 17 • Literature and Composition I
The repeated vowel sounds in “hidden,” “in,” and “attain” draw attention to the idea that the ability to keep going is within us. In the poem, the travelers face a tree blocking their road, but they work together to get past it. The assonance therefore emphasizes the natural human urge to make progress, rather than the power of nature defeating them.
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