Question

Which excerpt from "Ghost House" uses both alliteration and assonance to add emphasis?

Who share the unlit place with me—
Doubtless bear names that the mosses mar.
Though two, close-keeping, are lass and lad,—
As sweet companions as might be had.

Answer 1

The line "Though two, close-keeping, are lass and lad,—" — especially the phrase "lass and lad" — uses both devices. Alliteration: the repeated initial L sound in "lass" and "lad." Assonance: the repeated short "a" vowel (the /æ/ sound) in both words, which together add emphasis and musicality.