Read the excerpt from "Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Then, answer the question that follows.

Question

I know what the caged bird feels, alas!
When the sun is bright on the upland slopes;
When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass,

Which sound device is illustrated in the bolded text?

Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
Slant rhyme

Answer 1

Assonance