Question

Hopkins's use of "seared," "bleared," and "smeared" is an example of
a. simile.
b. metaphor.
c. alliteration.
d. assonance.

Answer 1

Hopkin's use of "seared", "bleared", and "smeared" is an example of D. ASSONANCE.

Assonance is a literary device wherein the vowel sounds are repeated to create a rhythm withing the phrase or sentence.

The repetitive sound of "ea" in the given words are proof of the use of assonance.