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Poems: When I Have Fears and Ode on a Grecian Urn (Keats)

Question 8 • English 12 B

In Line 2 of "When I Have Fears . . . ," which reads, "[b]efore my pen has glean’d my teeming brain," which of the following creates assonance?

Answer
A
the long e sound
B
the long a sound
C
the long o sound
D
the short a sound

Explanation

Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. In “glean’d” and “teeming,” the long e sound is repeated, creating assonance. The best answer is “the long e sound.”

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