In the following stanza from "I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-," which words form a slant rhyme? The Eyes around-had wrung them dry - / And Breaths were gathering firm / For that last Onset-when the King / Be witnessed-in the Room - A. dry and firm B. King and Room C. dry and King D. firm and Room

Answer: D) firm / Room

Slant rhyme, more commonly known as half-rhyme, is a poetic device used to give an "inharmonious feeling in a rhyme scheme". Slant rhyme describes words whose stressed ending consonants match, but the proceeding vowel sounds don't match.

Answer D is the only one who consonants' sounds match; the 'm' sound being stressed on both words. The "ir" and "oo" do not sound the same though, so it is a slant rhyme.

The Answer: D) firm and Room