Question

Which of the following is the assonance from the passage below? Mark all that apply.

Soon, fourteen Geats arrived 1640

At the hall, bold and warlike, and with Beowulf,

Their lord and leader, they walked on the mead-hall

Green.

Group of answer choices

"fourteen Geats...green"

"bold and warlike"

"leader...mead-hall"

"lord and leader"

Answer 1

Assonance refers to the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words. Let's analyze your options based on that definition:

1. **"fourteen Geats...green"**: This phrase contains the "ee" sound in "Geats" and "green," so it does exhibit assonance.

2. **"bold and warlike"**: This phrase has the "o" sound in "bold" and does not have a similar vowel sound in "warlike," so it does not exhibit assonance.

3. **"leader...mead-hall"**: The "ea" sound in "leader" and "mead" creates a similar vowel sound, so this phrase does exhibit assonance.

4. **"lord and leader"**: The "or" in "lord" and the "ea" in "leader" do not match, so this does not exhibit assonance.

Based on this analysis, the options with assonance are:

- **"fourteen Geats...green"**
- **"leader...mead-hall"**