Question

A Sunset of the City by Gwendolyn Brooks, and the lines presented are:

Tin intimations of a quiet core to be my Desert and my dear relief

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 (Checkboxes):

( ) alliteration

( ) rhyme scheme

( ) caesura

( ) internal rhyme

( ) enjambment

Answer 1

- Alliteration — e.g., "Tin intimations" and "Desert" / "dear" repeat initial consonant sounds.
- Enjambment — the thought runs on across the line break (no terminal punctuation), so the line continues into the next.