Question

Which of the following lines

provide an example of
assonance
(the repetition of
identical or similar vowel
sounds)?
A. And every fair from fair sometime
declines,
B. But thy eternal summer shall not fade
C. Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

Answer 1

A. And every fair from fair sometime declines,

Assonance is the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds within a line of poetry or prose. In line A, the repetition of the vowel sound "ai" in the words "fair," "from," "fair," and "sometime" is an example of assonance. Line B does not contain any repetition of vowel sounds, and line C contains the repetition of the vowel sound "i" in the words "Shall," "compare," "thee," and "day," but this is not an example of assonance because the vowel sounds are not identical or similar.