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In this excerpt of "the highway man" by Alford Noyes, which sound device does the second line contain? "The wind was torrent of darkness among the gusty trees. The moon was ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas. The road was a ribbon of Moonlight over the purple moor. In the highway man came riding- riding -riding. The highway man came riding up to the old inn-door A. Consonance B. Alliteration C. Onomatopoeia D. Assonance

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the answer is D. Assonance

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