Question

For the following lines of poetry : 1) Identify he assonance used, such as "ee or ah" AND 2) explain what feeling each repeated vowel sound gives you, such as "sadness or joy".

"And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride" --E. A. Poe

1) Assonance Used? ______ 2) Feeling? _______

"Slow things are beautiful:
The closing of the day,
The pause of the wave
That curves downward to spray." --Elizabeth Coatsworth

1) Assonance Used? ______ 2) Feeling? _______

Answer 1

1. In these lines from the poem “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe the assonance, repetition of vowels, used is “a” and “i” which create soothing by joyful feelings of being forever by your significant other’s side. In these lines we can also see assonance as resemblance in the sounds of words such as tide-side-bride.

2. In these lines from the poem “Swift things are beautiful” by Elizabeth Coatsworth the assonance, repetition of vowels, used is “o” and “a” which creates slow rhythm that synchronizes with the theme of the excerpt – slow things are beautify and create melancholic atmosphere of all beautiful moments, slow or swift, that are missed and not appreciated. In these lines we can also see assonance as resemblance in the sounds of words, such as day-spray.