Annabel Lee

by Edgar Allan Poe

It was many and many a year ago,

In a kingdom by the sea,

That a maiden there lived whom you may know

By the name of Annabel Lee;

"Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe

Question
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Which poetic element do the words ago and know reflect?

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Responses

internal rhyme
internal rhyme

alliteration
alliteration

assonance
assonance

consonance
consonance

1 answer

The words "ago" and "know" reflect the poetic element of assonance. Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words, and both of these words share the long "o" vowel sound.

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