Question

Which poetic device is used in line 10 of Poe's "The Raven": "surcease of sorrow-- sorrow for the lost Lenore"?

A. assonance
B. repetition
C. alliteration
D. all of the above

I see alliteration with "surcease of sorrow" and "lost Lenore", as well as repetition of the word "sorrow". However, I'm not very sure if there is any assonance.

Answer 1

D. all of the above

in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel

Surcease and Lenore have a sort of repetition of a rhythm.