Question

choose the poem that uses assonance. the earth is motionless and poised in space a huge bird resting in its flight between the alleys of the stars. if this is peace, this dead and leaden thing, then better for the hateful fret, the sting. better the wound forever seeking balm than this gray calm! adapted from lola ridge, interim and from jessie redmon fauset, dead fires

Explanation:

Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. In the second poem, "lead - en", "hate - ful", "fret", "sting", "wound", "seek - ing", "balm", "gray", "calm" show vowel sound repetition.

Answer:

The second poem.