In the following stanza from “I heard a Fly buzz—when I died—,” which words form a slant rhyme? The Eyes around—had wrung them dry— / And Breaths were gathering firm / For that last Onset—when the King / Be witnessed—in the Room — A. dry and firm B. King and Room C. dry and King D. firm and Room

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Answer: D) firm / Room
Slant rhyme, more commonly known as half-rhyme, is a poetic device used to give an "inharmonious feeling in a rhyme scheme". Slant rhyme describes words whose stressed ending consonants match, but the proceeding vowel sounds don't match.

Answer D is the only one who consonants' sounds match; the 'm' sound being stressed on both words. The "ir" and "oo" do not sound the same though, so it is a slant rhyme.

The Answer: D) firm and Room


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