Question

Read the poem. Answer the question that follows.

"Youth" by Georgia Johnson
The dew is on the grasses, dear,
The blush is on the rose,
And swift across our dial-youth,
A shifting shadow goes.
The primrose moments, lush with bliss.
Exhale and fade away,
Life may renew the Autumn time,
But nevermore the May!
Which sound device appears in the bolded words?
Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
O Dissonance

Answer 1

The sound device that appears in the bolded words is consonance.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sound device that appears in the bolded words is consonance.

Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds within words or at the end of words. In this case, the consonant sound 'sh' is repeated in the words 'dial-youth' and 'shadow goes'.

For example, in the phrase 'a shifting shadow goes', the 'sh' sound is repeated in the words 'shifting' and 'shadow'.

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