Read the passage.

So twice five miles of fertile ground

With walls and towers were girdled round;

And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,

Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree ...

Which pair of words in these lines from "Kubla Kahn" does Samuel Taylor Coleridge use to create assonance?

"twice" and "miles"

"there" and "were"

"incense" and "bearing"

"With" and "walls"

Question

Siena Stout

English

24 April, 14:09

Read the passage.

So twice five miles of fertile ground

With walls and towers were girdled round;

And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,

Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree ...

Which pair of words in these lines from "Kubla Kahn" does Samuel Taylor Coleridge use to create assonance?

"twice" and "miles"

"there" and "were"

"incense" and "bearing"

"With" and "walls"

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Answers (2)

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Maliyah Ballard · Answer 1

Assonance is basically the repetition of vowel sounds in a line or text.

" twice " and " miles " have the long i sound ... so ur answer is the first answer choice

Eve Vega · Answer 2

If the answer is not "Twice" and "Miles," then it has to be "There" and "Were"