Question

Read the following passage from “Shenandoah.” Which sound device is expressed by the (bolded) words?

Shenandoah, (I long to hear you),
Away, you rolling river,
Oh, Shenandoah, (I long to hear you),
Away, I'm bound away,
'Cross the wide Missouri.
A:alliteration
B:repetition
C:refrain
D:rhyme

Answer 1

B. Repetition
I know for sure cause I just got it right on a test.

Answer 2

Answer: B) Repetition.

Explanation: repetition is a literary device that consists in repeating certain words or phrases in a sentence or paragraph, in order to create an impact in the reader. In the given passage from "Shenandoah" we can see a clear example of repetition in the phrase "I long to hear you" which is repeated twice in the excerpt (and very close to each other). So the correct answer is the corresponding to option B.