Question #6430877Single Choice

AP English Literatur

Question

In T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land, the line "April is the cruelest month, breeding / Lilacs out of the dead land" uses which of the following to create a sense of disillusionment?

Options

The use of onomatopoeia to mimic the sounds of decay.

The contrast between the idea of spring (April, lilacs) and the concept of a "dead land".

Alliteration of the 'b' sound to emphasize the brutality.

Assonance of the long 'i' sound to create a sense of longing.

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