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:

• Option 1: "There!" Someone whispers, and all heads turn – Vowel sounds don't repeat in a noticeable assonant way.
• Option 2: Gazelles race by, blurred brown streaks – Vowel sounds in "race", "blurred", "brown", "streaks" don't have a clear repeated vowel sound pattern.
• Option 3: A family of elephants meanders, trunks dance to unheard chorus – Vowel sounds here don't show assonance.
• Option 4: Not a word speak the tourists, as we fill the teeming jeep – The vowel sound in "not", "word", "tourists", "we", "teeming", "jeep" – Wait, actually, looking at "teeming" and "jeep" – no, better: "not", "word", "tourists" – no, wait, "speak", "we", "teeming" – Wait, no, let's re - examine. Wait, the correct analysis: In "Not a word speak the tourists, as we fill the teeming jeep", the vowel sound in "teeming" (long e) and "jeep" (long e) – no, wait, "not", "word", "tourists" – no, maybe I made a mistake. Wait, actually, the correct option is the fourth one? Wait, no, let's check again. Wait, assonance is repetition of vowel sounds. Let's check each line's vowel sounds:

1. "There!" Someone whispers, and all heads turn: Vowels in "There" (e), "whispers" (i), "heads" (e), "turn" (ur) – not a strong assonance.

1. Gazelles race by, blurred brown streaks: "Gazelles" (a, e), "race" (a), "blurred" (ur), "brown" (ow), "streaks" (ea) – no.

1. A family of elephants meanders, trunks dance to unheard chorus: "family" (a, i), "elephants" (e, a), "meanders" (e, a), "trunks" (u), "dance" (a), "unheard" (u, ea), "chorus" (o, u) – no.

1. Not a word speak the tourists, as we fill the teeming jeep: "Not" (o), "word" (or), "speak" (ea), "tourists" (ou, i), "we" (e), "fill" (i), "teeming" (ee), "jeep" (ee). Wait, "teeming" and "jeep" have the long e sound, but also "we" (e) and "teeming" (ee) – but more importantly, "not", "word", "tourists" – no, wait, maybe the correct line is "Not a word speak the tourists, as we fill the teeming jeep" because of the repetition of the long e sound in "we", "teeming", "jeep"? Wait, no, "we" is short e, "teeming" is long e, "jeep" is long e. Wait, maybe I messed up. Wait, let's check the vowel sounds again. The key is that assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds, not necessarily the same spelling. So in "Not a word speak the tourists, as we fill the teeming jeep", the vowel sound in "teeming" ( /iː/) and "jeep" ( /iː/) and also "we" ( /iː/ if we consider the long e, but "we" is actually /wiː/). Wait, maybe the correct option is the fourth one. Let's confirm:

Assonance examples have repeated vowel sounds. In "Not a word speak the tourists, as we fill the teeming jeep", the vowel sound in "teeming" (long e) and "jeep" (long e) and "we" (long e) – so there is a repetition of the long e vowel sound. The other options do not have such a clear repetition of vowel sounds.

Answer:

D. Not a word speak the tourists, as we fill the teeming jeep (assuming the options are labeled A, B, C, D in order as presented: A. "There!" Someone whispers, and all heads turn; B. Gazelles race by, blurred brown streaks; C. A family of elephants meanders, trunks dance to unheard chorus; D. Not a word speak the tourists, as we fill the teeming jeep)