Question

Which poetic device is used in the sentence "There was an iciness, a sinking, a sickening of the
heart"?

enjambment
metaphor
consonance
assonance<-----
Writeacher
If you don't count "iciness," I think you're right. Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds, thus -- sinking and sickening. (short i sound)
Lauren
Thank you
Writeacher
You're welcome.