Question

Identify which device (alliteration, consonance, or assonance) is used in the underlined words from sonnets by Edmund Spenser.

Answer 1

The first line contains alliteration. Alliteration is when consecutive words begin with same sounds. In this case, you have Having Harrowed H.e.ll, which all start with the H sound. It refers to spoken sounds, not just letters, as some letters or letter clusters might be pronounced differently, so it has to begin with same sounds.

The second line contains a.s.sonance. A.s.sonance is a figure of speech used in poetry in which words contain the same vowel or dipht.hong in numerous words in consecutive order. In the second line, you have Light, Smiles, Drives, which all contain the dipht.hong /ai/ which repeats to give of a joyful sound when spoken

The third line contains consonance. It is basically the opposite of a.ssonance, instead of vowels and dipht.hongs, you have consonants that repeat in sequence over numerous words. In the third line, you have Mortal To Immortalize, where you have the strong T sound that is used in consecutive words.

Answer 2

The other answer on here isn't correct.

The first line contains alliteration.

The second line contains consonance.

The third line contains assonance.