Question

which line from safari day in kenya contains an example of assonance?
○ there! someone whispers, and all heads turn
○ gazelles race by, blurred brown streaks,
○ a family of elephants meanders, trunks dance to unheard chorus.
○ not a word speak the tourists, as we fill the teeming jeep

Explanation:

Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. Let's analyze each option:

• First option: "There!" Someone whispers, and all heads turn – No repeated vowel sounds.
• Second option: Gazelles race by, blurred brown streaks – Vowel sounds in "race", "blurred", "brown", "streaks" don't have a clear repeated vowel.
• Third option: A family of elephants meanders, trunks dance to unheard chorus – The vowel sound in "meanders", "dance", "unheard", "chorus" (the 'a' and 'e'? Wait, no, let's check again. Wait, "meanders" (ea), "dance" (a), "unheard" (ea), "chorus" (o)? No, maybe I made a mistake. Wait, the fourth option: Not a word speak the tourists, as we fill the teeming jeep – Wait, no, let's re - evaluate the third option. Wait, "meanders" (e and a), "trunks" (u), "dance" (a), "unheard" (e and a), "chorus" (o). No, maybe the third option has assonance? Wait, no, let's check the vowel sounds properly. Wait, the third line: "A family of elephants meanders, trunks dance to unheard chorus." The words "meanders", "dance", "unheard", "chorus" – Wait, "meanders" has the vowel sound /iː/ (in "mea")? No, "meander" is pronounced /miˈændə(r)/, "dance" is /dɑːns/ or /dæns/, "unheard" is /ʌnˈhɜːd/, "chorus" is /ˈkɔːrəs/. Hmm, maybe I messed up. Wait, the fourth option: "Not a word speak the tourists, as we fill the teeming jeep" – "teeming" and "jeep" – no. Wait, the third option: "A family of elephants meanders, trunks dance to unheard chorus." Wait, "meanders" (ea), "dance" (a), "unheard" (ea), so the vowel sound /æ/ and /iː/? No, maybe the correct one is the third option because of the repeated vowel sounds in "meanders", "dance", "unheard" (the 'a' and 'e'? Wait, no, let's check the definition again. Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds, not necessarily the same vowel, but similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables. Wait, in "A family of elephants meanders, trunks dance to unheard chorus", the words "meanders" (stressed syllable 'and' with /ænd/), "dance" (stressed syllable /dæns/), "unheard" (stressed syllable /hɜːd/ – no). Wait, maybe I made a mistake. Wait, the second option: "Gazelles race by, blurred brown streaks" – "race" ( /reɪs/), "blurred" ( /blɜːd/), "brown" ( /braʊn/), "streaks" ( /striːks/). No. The first option: no. The third option: "A family of elephants meanders, trunks dance to unheard chorus" – "meanders" ( /miˈændəz/), "dance" ( /dæns/), "unheard" ( /ʌnˈhɜːd/), "chorus" ( /ˈkɔːrəs/). Wait, maybe the correct answer is the third option (A family of elephants meanders, trunks dance to unheard chorus) because of the repeated vowel sounds in "meanders", "dance", and "unheard" (the 'a' sound in "meanders" (the second syllable) and "dance", and the 'e' sound in "meanders" (first syllable) and "unheard"? No, maybe I'm overcomplicating. Alternatively, maybe the third option has assonance with the 'a' and 'e' sounds. So the correct option is the third one.

Answer:

A family of elephants meanders, trunks dance to unheard chorus.