"Ah, Nora, my Nora, the light fades away,
While Night like a spirit steals up o’er the hills;
The thrush from his tree where he chanted all day,
No longer his music in ecstasy trills.
Then, Nora, be near me; thy presence doth cheer me,
Thine eye hath a gleam that is truer than gold. I cannot but love thee; so do not reprove me,
If the strength of my passion should make me too bold.
Nora, pride of my heart—
Rosy cheeks, cherry lips, sparkling with glee,— Wake from thy slumbers, wherever thou art; Wake from thy slumbers to me."
Which words from the stanzas are examples of the poet’s use of consonance?
a. Night, spirit, steals
b. be, me
c. cheeks, cherry
d. Nora, light, fades
1 answer
Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words in a phrase or sentence. In the provided options, the words that showcase consonance are:
c. cheeks, cherry
These words share the initial "ch" consonant sound, demonstrating the use of consonance by the poet.
