Question

1. while i nodded nearly napping

because of its repetition of initial consonant sounds, what poetic sound effect is used in this line?

1. when the evening is spread out against the sky

like a patient etherized upon a table.
because it makes a comparison between two unlike things using the word “like” or “as,” what figure of speech is used in these lines?

1. ...i lie down by the side

what repetitive vowel sound effect is used in this line?

1. death stands above me, whispering low

i know not what into my ear
because it gives human characteristics to something nonhuman, what figure of speech is used in these lines?

1. the fair breeze blew, the white foam flew

because a rhyme occurs within a single line of verse, what kind of rhyme is this?

1. for while i sang—ah swift and strange

love passed and touched me on the brow.
love passed and touched me on the brow.

Explanation:

Let's analyze each question:

1. Question 1: The line "While I nodded nearly napping" has repeated initial consonant sounds ("n" in "nodded" and "napping"). This is alliteration. Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words.
2. Question 2: The line "When the evening is spread out against the sky / Like a patient etherized upon a table" uses "like" to compare the evening to a patient. This is a simile. A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as".
3. Question 3: The line "...I lie down by the side" has repeated vowel sounds (the "i" sound in "lie" and "side"). This is assonance. Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.
4. Question 4: The line "Death stands above me, whispering low / I know not what into my ear" gives human characteristics (standing, whispering) to death (a non - human concept). This is personification. Personification is a figure of speech where non - human entities are given human traits.
5. Question 5: The line "The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew" has rhyming words within a single line ("breeze" and "blew", "foam" and "flew" - actually, more precisely, "blew" and "flew" rhyme at the end of the phrases within the line, but the key here is internal rhyme as the rhyme occurs within the line. Internal rhyme is a rhyme that occurs within a single line of verse.
6. Question 6: The line "For while I sang—ah swift and strange / Love passed and touched me on the brow" and "Love passed and touched me on the brow / Love passed and touched me..." (assuming the context) - but from the given line, we can see that it's about the theme of love in poetry, but the main figure of speech or poetic device here is more about the narrative of love's action, but if we consider the lack of a clear device from the short line, maybe it's just part of a poetic narrative. But from the previous questions, we've identified the devices as above.

Answer:

1. Alliteration
2. Simile
3. Assonance
4. Personification
5. Internal Rhyme
6. (The line seems to be part of a poetic narrative about love, no clear device from the given short line, but if we consider the theme, it's about the experience of love in the context of the poem)