Read the final lines of "One True Friend," by Etta-May Spenser. Answer the question that follows:

Though I'd never confide all my feelings inside,

To everyone I ever knew.

You are my one true friend and I swear till the end:

I'll never keep secrets from you.

The author uses the same poetic device in line 1 and line 3. Which choice best explains the device she repeats and the reason she does so?

She uses alliteration to create a lounge twister to make a serious topic more playful.

She uses assonance to slow down the rhythm so the reader lingers on every word.

She uses consonance so the words flow together as one and create a unified rhythm.

She uses internal rhyme to quicken the pace and create a sense of anticipation.

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Carter Williams

20 August, 03:55

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Glenn Duarte · Answer 1

She uses consonance so the words flow together as one and create a unified rhythm.