Question

This Dust Was Once the Man

This dust was once the man,
Gentle, plain, just and resolute, under whose cautious hand,
Against the foulest crime in history known in any land or age,
Was saved the Union of these States

Walt Whitman

What literary device does this poem include at the end of each line?

Alliteration

Assonance

Consonance

Onomatopoeia

Answer 1

this is lenguaje arts

Answer 2

but it involves history too that's wwhy i put it in here

Answer 3

Alliteration is when several words begin with the same letter. (Ex: Sally sold sea shells at the sea shore)
Onomatopoeia is when a word implies sound.

So you are left with Assonance and Consonance.
Which do you think it is?

Answer 4

assonance

Answer 5

Assonance is also the resemblance of sound. There isn't much sound implied in this line is there? You are now left with Consonance.

Answer 6

Consonance meaning accord or agreement.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

What's wrong?

Answer 9

so is this one wrong? Which of the following defines consonance?

Repetition of vowel sounds in a line of poetry

Repetition of consonant sounds in a line of poetry

Words that represent the sounds they make in poetry

Words that represent pictures in the mind found in poetry

Answer 10

iput a

Answer 11

Consonance refers to repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase. I was using only one of its meanings, I apologize.

Answer 12

THANKS! you are really smart

Answer 13

the three of them were wrong >-<