Name the figure of speech in this line.
"Go slow over the road."

OnomatopoeiaCorrect answerYour answerSimileCorrect answerYour answerMetaphorCorrect answerYour answerAssonanceCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

The same vowel sound, the "o" of "go", comes back in "slow", "over" and "road". Repeating a vowel sound in nearby words is assonance.

Worth noting

Alliteration repeats the first sound of words, usually a consonant. Here it is the vowel inside the words that repeats.

Ten questions from Figures of speech, at your own pace.

Ten questions from Figures of speech, at your own pace.

Name the figure of speech in this line."Go slow over the road."