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Literary and Sound Devices in Poetry — Quiz

Question 9 • Literature and Composition I

Read "Nothing Gold Can Stay." Which phrase is an example of assonance?

Answer
A
"green is gold"
B
"only so"
C
"subsides to leaf"
D
"Nothing gold"

Explanation

Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. In “only so,” both “only” and “so” contain the long o sound, so this phrase is an example of assonance.

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