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.

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Gamble

22 September, 07:42

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Helen Flowers · Answer 1

Both lines use alliteration as a sound device.

good luck on the test

Augustus Hancock · Answer 2

Both lines use alliteration, because closely linked words start with the same letter ("sea and the sky," then "ship and a star to steer")