Question

Read the lines from “Sea Fever” by John Masefield.

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;

Which statement best describes the use of sound devices in the lines?

Both lines use alliteration as a sound device.
Both lines use assonance as a sound device.
The first line contains alliteration, and the second line contains assonance.
The first line contains assonance, and the second line contains alliteration.

Answer 1

Both lines use alliteration as a sound device.

Explanation: both lines feature repeated initial "s" sounds (seas/sea/sky in the first line; star/steer in the second), creating sibilance.