Which line in this excerpt from Amy Lowell's "Lilacs" emphasizes consonance?

Lilacs,
False blue,
White,
Purple,
Color of lilac,
Heart-leaves of lilac all over New England,
Roots of lilac under all the soil of New England,
Lilac in me because I am New England,
Because my roots are in it,
Because my leaves are of it,
Because my flowers are for it,
Because it is my country
And I speak to it of itself
And sing of it with my own voice
Since certainly it is mine.

A. Heart-leaves of lilac all over New England,
B.Because my leaves are of it,
C.Because it is my country
D.And sing of it with my own voice

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To recognize which line in the excerpt from Amy Lowell's "Lilacs" represented above emphasizes consonance the only thing you need is to read it aloud. It is like when you want to focus on the rhyme of some lines. So, according to this rule, I would say that the first option (A. Heart-leaves of lilac all over New England ) is an example of emphasizing consonance.

The line in the given excerpt from Amy Lowell's "Lilacs" emphasizes consonance is Heart-leaves of lilac all over New England, i.e., option A.

What is consonance?

A resemblance in sound between two words, or an initial rhyme is referred to as consonance.

It is a figure of speech where the same consonant sound repeats within a group of words.

The line in the given excerpt from Amy Lowell's "Lilacs" emphasizes consonance is Heart-leaves of lilac all over New England.

Thus, the correct option is A.

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