Question

n 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.

Responses

enjambment
enjambment - no response given

alliteration
alliteration - no response given

internal rhyme
internal rhyme - no response given

caesura
caesura - no response given

rhyme scheme

Answer 1

Enjambment and alliteration.

- Enjambment: the sentence continues across the line break (“...to be my” / “Desert and my dear relief”), so the thought runs over lines.
- Alliteration: repeated initial consonant sound in “Desert” and “dear” (the D sound).

Not internal rhyme, caesura, or a clear rhyme scheme.