Question

Read the passage.

But oh! that deep romantic chasm which slanted
Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover!
A savage place! as holy and enchanted
As e’er beneath a waning moon was haunted
By woman wailing for her demon lover!

In “Kubla Khan” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, which poetic sound device echoes the human sound that is described in these lines?

the consonance between “down” and “green”

the assonance between “green” and “cedarn”

the alliteration between “woman” and “wailing”

the assonance between “chasm” and “slanted”

Answer 1

@Allison can u help? or tag someone who can ?

Answer 2

Got any guesses?

Answer 3

C...?

Answer 4

D...?


@umm @Elsa213 @Ultrilliam

Answer 5

I agree with Allison. o:

Answer 6

We know she's a woman, it's not really describing her.

Answer 7

I'm thinking D too.

Answer 8

It's C.

Answer 9

Go with C.

Answer 10

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Answer 11

It's C.

Answer 12

K.

Answer 13

Rip. e.e

Answer 14

Who is the English whiz?

Answer 15

I'm 110% sure that it's C.
Alliteration is the repetition of the beginning letter of a word.
The woman is wailing.
Wailing is another word for crying out, or calling.

Answer 16

sorry for late reply. Thanks for all you help!