Question

Which line or lines from the poem is an example of a assonance?
As sayeth thy old historian and thy guest!
So wonderfully built among the reeds
I wait to see thee vanish like the fleets
White water-lily, cradled and caressed

Answer 1

Venice
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

White swan of cities, slumbering in thy nest
So wonderfully built among the reeds
Of the lagoon, that fences thee and feeds,
As sayeth thy old historian and thy guest!
White water-lily, cradled and caressed
By ocean streams, and from the silt and weeds
Lifting thy golden filaments and seeds,
Thy sun-illumined spires, thy crown and crest!
White phantom city, whose untrodden streets
Are rivers, and whose pavements are the shifting
Shadows of palaces and strips of sky;
I wait to see thee vanish like the fleets
Seen in a mirage, or towers of cloud uplifting
In air their unsubstantial masonry.

Answer 2

@lordhelix8th

Answer 3

@Loser66

Answer 4

@TheSmartOne

Answer 5

idk

Answer 6

assonance : two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds.

I wait to sEE thEE vanish from the flEEts.

I think maybe this is one too..
Of the lagoon that fences thEE and fEEds..but not 100% sure.

Answer 7

You're right. You're absolutely right.

Answer 8

good to hear...wasn't too sure about the second one

Answer 9

it just seemed like there needed to be more words with those vowels..but the definition said " 2 or more " so I guess it is....don't know why I was confused...it was right there in front of me..lol

Answer 10

i agree with @texaschic101 :) listen for the repeating vowel sounds and they have to be in close quarters... for example, what texaschic said with the "thee" and "feeds" you that they are near each other, near enough for the sound to be heard clearly... if it were to be let's say, 5 words apart, that would probably be too far away!