Read the poem below and answer the question that follows. “The Squirrel”by Anonymous Whisky Frisky,Hippity Hop,Up he goesTo the tree-top! Whirly, twirly,Round and round,Down he scampersTo the ground. Furly, curly,What a tail,Tall as a feather,Broad as a sail! Where’s his supper?In the shell,Snappy, cracky,Out it fell! Source: “The Squirrel.” The Baldwin Project. Yesterday’s Classics, LLC, n.d. Web. 18 May 2011. Which device does the poet use by ending every second and fourth line with similar-sounding words?
The poem ends lines with words that have similar sounds, such as “Hop” and “top,” “round” and “ground,” and “tail” and “sail.” This sound pattern is called rhyme, so the correct choice is rhyme.
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