Questão 2445578

Read the poem to answer 12.

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Fire and Ice

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(Robert Frost.)

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Some say the world will end in fire,

Some say in ice.

From what I’ve tasted of desire

I hold with those who favor fire.

But if it had to perish twice,

I think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction ice

Is also great

And would suffice.

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Assonance provides rhythm and musicality to change the mood of a text, also helping readers to reach its subject matter. Beyond literary use assonance is also found in pop culture as well as in everyday speech. In “Fire and Ice” there are several instances of assonance, the same sort of sound effect found in: