Asked by jaun

A Sunset of the City
by Gwendolyn Brooks

Tin intimations of a quiet core to be my

Desert and my dear relief



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Question
Use the lines to answer the question.

What poetic elements does the poet mainly use in these lines? Select the two correct answers.

(1 point)
Responses

rhyme scheme
rhyme scheme

caesura
caesura

enjambment
enjambment

alliteration
alliteration

internal rhyme

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Enjambment and alliteration.

- Alliteration: "Tin intimations" (repeated initial "t") and "Desert and my dear" (repeated "d").
- Enjambment: the sentence runs from the first line into the next ("to be my / Desert and my dear relief").