Question

What poetic device is used in the line “Felt in the blood, and felt along the heart”?

• A. Assonance
• B. Consonance
• C. Enjambment
• D. Alliteration

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Consonance

The line:

“Felt in the blood, and felt along the heart”

shows consonance, which is the repetition of consonant sounds, particularly at the end or middle of words.

In this line:

• The "l" and "t" sounds are repeated: felt, blood, felt*, heart*.

• These repeated hard consonant sounds add a rhythmic, almost echoing quality, emphasizing the deep physical and emotional feeling.

It’s not alliteration (repetition at the beginning of words), and it’s not enjambment because the line ends with a punctuation mark. The focus is clearly on internal consonant sound repetition, making consonance the right choice.