A Sunset of the City by Gwendolyn Brooks Tin intimations of a quiet core to be my Desert and my dear relief Reprinted By Consent of Brooks Permissions 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 enjambment enjambment alliteration alliteration internal rhyme internal rhyme caesura

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In the lines from "A Sunset of the City" by Gwendolyn Brooks, the poet mainly uses the following poetic elements:

  1. Enjambment - This refers to the continuation of a sentence or clause across a line break without a pause.
  2. Alliteration - This is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in close proximity.

So, the correct answers are enjambment and alliteration.