Question

I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet

When far away an interrupted cry
Came over houses from another street,

Which of these musical effects is most clearly illustrated in this poem?

assonance
alliteration
onomatopoeia
consonance

Answer 1

The musical effect which is most clearly illustrated in this poem is assonance. It is a literary device used to repeat sound vowels of some words but with different consonants which are stressed in the poem that creates a rhyme.