Question

Which of these phrases from "In Flanders Fields" contains an example of assonance?

Question 8 options:

a)

"The torch; be yours to hold it high."

b)

"We are the Dead"

c)

"We shall not sleep"

d)

"In Flanders fields the poppies blow"

Answer 1

A.

Step-by-step explanation:

Assonance is a literary device in which the repetition of vowel sounds occurs within words that are close to each other. Among the provided options, the phrase that contains an example of assonance is:

a) "The torch; be yours to hold it high."

In this phrase, the repetition of the long "o" sound in the words "torch" and "yours" constitutes an example of assonance.