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Summarizing Central Ideas and Purpose: The Hot Zone — Unit test

Question 17 • EN091 Freshman English A

Which line from "Safari Day in Kenya” contains an example of assonance?

Answer
A
“There!” Someone whispers, and all heads turn
B
Gazelles race by, blurred brown streaks,
C
A family of elephants meanders, trunks dance to unheard chorus.
D
Not a word speak the tourists, as we fill the teeming jeep

Explanation

Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. In “Not a word speak the tourists, as we fill the teeming jeep,” the long e sound repeats in “speak,” “we,” “teeming,” and “jeep.” That repeated vowel sound makes choice D an example of assonance.

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