Question

Which of these phrases from “In Flanders Fields” contains an example of assonance?

A. “The torch; be yours to hold it high.”
B. “We shall not sleep”
C. “We are the Dead”
D. “In Flanders fields the poppies blow”

Answer 1

correct answer is A.....

Answer 2

Assonance is the repetition of a vowel sound throughout a verse which creates internal rhyme. In this case, the correct answer should be A. “The torch; be yours to hold it high.”

Here we have the "O" vowel in pronunciation repeated in "torch", "yours", and "hold".