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Question
Read the poem and find the line for the following poetic device or write your own example.
Assonance.
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Solution
- Assonance:
Oil is all; pull and push; weave and heat; fly and dive. - Own Example:
mellow wedding bells
crumbling thunder
she bleats when she speaks.
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