Read the following poem:

All that summer

Raised our banner,

Gave the battle cry-

Would spy

Friends of night

Now sigh.

What is most likely to be the author's intended use of slant rhyme in this excerpt?

A. For the reader to look at and think carefully about the word choice

B. For the reader to continually anticipate the next line in the poem

C. For the reader to feel tension between the first and second rhyming pairs

D. For the read to read the poem out loud rather than silently

I am thinking it is D - but unsure of myself.

Question

Betty Boop

English

3 December, 06:44

Read the following poem:

All that summer

Raised our banner,

Gave the battle cry-

Would spy

Friends of night

Now sigh.

What is most likely to be the author's intended use of slant rhyme in this excerpt?

A. For the reader to look at and think carefully about the word choice

B. For the reader to continually anticipate the next line in the poem

C. For the reader to feel tension between the first and second rhyming pairs

D. For the read to read the poem out loud rather than silently

I am thinking it is D - but unsure of myself.

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Answers (2)

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Bernard Dyer · Answer 1

A) to look at and think carefully about the word choice

Raymond Fuller · Answer 2

A. For the reader to look at and think carefully about the word choice.

Explanation:

This is more likely the reason why the author employs slant rhyme in this poem. The fact that this poem uses slant rhyme, as well as the fact that the words are very few, forces the reader to really focus on the words that are being used in the poem. Therefore, the author is able to bring attention to the word choice.