Assonance is the use of the similar sounding vowels or consonants in two or more syllables that are close together. For example ‘hot’ and ‘not’ are same vowel sounds or “hit ‘and ‘hat’ are same consonant sounds. This excerpt comes from the poem “<em><u>Digging’</u></em> written by <u>Seamus Heaney</u>, in which he compares his work with that of his forefathers.
Question: Which statement best describes the effect of the assonance in this excerpt?
