Read the excerpt from “Sea Fever” by John Masefield.And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.

Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. In the line, “sleep,” “sweet,” and “dream” repeat the long “ee” vowel sound, creating assonance. The words do not rhyme at the ends, so rhyme is not the best choice.

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