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Hopkins's use of "seared," "bleared," and "smeared" is an example of

A. assonance.
B. simile.
C. alliteration.
D. metaphor.

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This is an example of A. assonance.

He uses the vowel sound diphthong EA in consecutive words which makes it an assonance.
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