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Which line in this excerpt from Elizabeth Bishop's "The Fish" uses consonance?

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Consonance is the recurrence of consonant sounds in closed proximity.

"The Fish" by Elizabeth Bishop used consonance in these lines:

but shallower, and yellowed, ⇒⇒ sounds of L
the irises backed and packed
⇒⇒ sounds of CK and D.
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