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Which sound device is used in these lines from “Kubla Khan” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge to emphasize the amazement the speaker expects people to feel if he is able to build a dome of air?

the assonance between “close” and “holy”

the consonance between “close” and “eyes”

the consonance between “drunk” and “milk”

the alliteration between “honeydew” and “hath”

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the assonance between "close" and "holy"

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The assonance between close and holy. The "o" sound sounds like what someone would utter while amazed. This is my best guess without the entire line.
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