Reread the following lines from "To One in Paradise": (Such language holds the solemn sea / To the sands upon the shore)

Question

Which literary device is employed here?

Question 15 options:

A)

Onomatopoeia

B)

Couplet

C)

Alliteration

D)

Assonance

Answer 1

The lines "Such language holds the solemn sea / To the sands upon the shore" utilize C) Alliteration.

Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in closely positioned words, which can be seen in the repetition of the "s" sound in "such," "solemn," and "sands."