Question

Which pair of lines demonstrates slant rhyme?

A.
Fingers drumming on the desk / Clock hands choose to be statuesque.

B.
Petals bent beneath the dew’s weight / Sun appears to dry them straight.

C.
Pastel-painted, basket poised on the tenth, / wheels whirl me to the shore all summer month.

D.
Chocolate lollipops and a heart-shaped balloon / "Be my valentine" they all croon.

Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

Pastel-painted, basket poised on the tenth, / wheels whirl me to the shore all summer month.

Answer 2

C.

Step-by-step explanation:

A slant rhyme is also known as a half rhyme, a near rhyme, and a lazy rhyme. Rhymes of this nature either share the same vowels or consonant sounds. It is not a perfect rhyme, which has identical stressed vowels and consonants.

Choice A rhymes the words desk and statuesque. This is a perfect rhyme.

Choice B rhymes the words weight and straight. This is a perfect rhyme.

Choice C rhymes the words tenth and month. This is NOT a perfect rhyme. Both of these words end with identical consonant sounds; "th." This makes it a slant rhyme.

Choice D rhymes the words balloon and croon. This is a perfect rhyme.