This question is based on General Literary Principles.
'what time night it is
I do not know
Except that like some fish
Doped out of the deep
I have bobbed up bellywise'.
J.P. Clark, 'Night Rain'
Which of the following figures of speech is employed above ?

dymund

1 year ago

Its assonance

n1ni.69

2 months ago

The correct answer is:
B. assonance
Why?
There is a repetition of vowel sounds in the lines, especially the short “i” sound:


“time night it is”


“like some fish”


This repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words is what we call assonance.
Why not others?


Alliteration → repetition of consonant sounds (not dominant here)


Hyperbole → exaggeration (not present)


Onomatopoeia → sound-imitating words (none here)


So the main device used is assonance.

olatunbosun111

1 year ago

how is it onamatopea

Dura001

3 months ago

it's B: Assonance