Hopkins's use of "seared," "bleared," and "smeared" is an example of
a. simile.
b. alliteration.
c. assonance.
d. metaphor.

C. assonance, because assonance is when two or more words close together repeat the same vowel sound but have different consonant sounds. In this case, the "ea" is repeated 

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