Question

Which two lines from the poem are connected by assonance rather than perfect rhyme?

A."If ever two were one, then surely we./If ever man were loved by wife, then thee;" B."If ever wife was happy in a man,/Compare with me ye women if you can." C."I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold,/Or all the riches that the East doth hold." D."My love is such that rivers cannot quench,/Nor ought but love from thee give recompense." E."Thy love is such I can no way repay;/The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray."

Answer 1

Answer: D,

Step-by-step explanation:

My love is such that rivers cannot quench,/Nor ought but love from thee give recompense.

the definition of assonance:

in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible