The question below refers to the selection “the lady of shalott” by alfred, lord tennyson. the line “willows whiten, aspens quiver” demonstrates tennyson’s use of — a. alliteration and assonance c. rhyme and dissonance b. assonance and rhyme d. dissonance and alliteration

a. alliteration and assonance

Explanation:

Alliteration is a language figure consisting of the repetition of sounds of the same or similar consonants. It usually occurs at the beginning of words, which make up verses or phrases, but may also be in the middle or end. Already the assonance consists in the repetition of tonic vowel phonemes in a text in order to create a harmonic pattern, and its use occurs mainly in literature, music and advertising medium.

If you read the line “willows whiten, aspens quiver” out loud you will notice the repetition of consonant sounds and vocal phonemes indicating that the author of the line used the alliteration and assonance language figures.

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