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? (5 points)

A. Alliteration
B. Assonance
C. Consonance
D. Onomatopoeia

Answer 1

ok its not A bc its nt repeating the first letter everytime

Answer 2

ok thx

Answer 3

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? (5 points) A. Alliteration B. Assonance C. Consonance D. Onomatopoeia

Answer 4

uhhh am i stupid or dumb

Answer 5

Notice the colored words.
This is repetition in sounds

Answer 6

bc still dont know answer

Answer 7

u not stupid of dumb

Answer 8

ok

Answer 9

Its not D bc its not a sound

Answer 10

Hence, your answer is B because assonance refers to the repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds in two or more words

Answer 11

ok if u dont mind whats the best way to learn those 4 answers

Answer 12

yea i agree with XioGonz

Answer 13

Look up the definition of every word you have as your answer choices.

Answer 14

ok and just study it because when i do that i dont really learn it

Answer 15

Alliteration, Consonance, Onomatopoeia --- the definitions for these words don't fit with what the question is asking for you to find.