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JAMB Literature in English 1985 Question 35

Question 35

Poetry: General

Assonance in poetry is the repetition of

  1. A.internal vowels in words
  2. B.stressed syllables in words
  3. C.consonant sounds in words
  4. D.final sounds at the end of a line
  5. E.final sounds at the beginning of a line.
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Answer: A (internal vowels in words)

Explanation

Assonance repeats vowel sounds inside words.