Question

Which poetic device is illustrated by the line, “. . . all night long, by a fire-fly lamp”?

Answer 1

Alliteration. The repetition of the liquid 'l' sound and the long-vowel ones provides both the effects of consonance and assonance respectively.

Answer 2

Answer: alliteration, the sound I /ai/ is present in adjacent connected words.

Explanation: alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.