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Which one of the following phrases is an example of consonance? A. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines B. Drink to me only with thine eyes C. From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be D. River birch and upland beech

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Consonanceis the use of words repeating the same consonant sound: Risingthat morning, Ingraham stood fiddlingwith his ring.

So in this case D would be the correct answer

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River Birch and Upland Beech is an example of consonance

river birch and upland beech is an example of consonance. Consonance is the repetitive sounds of consonants within a sentence or a phrase. It is a literary device that is commonly used in prose and even in poems. Consonance refers to the direct contrast of assonance since assonance refers to the repetition of the vowels within a phrase or a sentence.
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