Concept:Assonance is a sound device where the same vowel sound is repeated in nearby words within a single line of poetry.
Explanation:Poets use sound patterns to create rhythm and musical effect in a line.
When vowel sounds repeat but the consonant sounds around them may differ, the device is called assonance.
For example, the long
e sound repeats in the line “The seal feels the deep green sea.”
Let us check why the other options are incorrect.
Alliteration repeats consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words, as in “Peter Piper picked.”
Onomatopoeia uses words that imitate natural sounds, like “buzz” or “hiss.”
Parallelism repeats similar grammatical structures rather than sounds.
Only assonance specifically describes the repetition of the same vowel sounds in a line of poetry.
Therefore, the correct choice is clear from the definition.
Answer:B. assonance