These qustion is based on selected poems from Johnson, R, et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ED.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry: U. Maduka, C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.
"We would be believing we dreamt it"
The figure of speech in the line above from Acquah's In the Navel of the Soul is
Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within words. In the line: "We would be believing we dreamt it all", The /i:/ sound appears in "we", "be" and "believing"; and the /i/ sound in "believing" and "it". This repetition of vowel sounds is a clear example of assonance.
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