Hopkins's use of "seared," "bleared," and "smeared" is an example of

A. metaphor.

B. assonance.

C. simile.

D. alliteration.

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Aspen Mccarthy

2 December, 23:27

Hopkins's use of "seared," "bleared," and "smeared" is an example of

A. metaphor.

B. assonance.

C. simile.

D. alliteration.

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Porter Cruz · Answer 1

This is an example of an assonance.

Assonance is repeating of a vowel in consecutive words to create a better sounding poem. In this case, the poet repeats the sound ea

Hopkins's use of "seared," "bleared," and "smeared" is an example ofA. metaphor.B. assonance.C. simile.D. alliteration.

Hopkins's use of "seared," "bleared," and "smeared" is an example of

A. metaphor.

B. assonance.

C. simile.

D. alliteration.