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Comparing Poetry: Poetic Devices

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Read the excerpt from "Sea Fever" by John Masefield.
To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's
like a whetted knife;
Which sound device is most notable in the excerp
O alliteration
O assonance
onomatopoeia
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O rhyme

Answer 1

The most notable sound device in the excerpt is alliteration.

Step-by-step explanation:

The most notable sound device in the excerpt from 'Sea Fever' by John Masefield is alliteration. Alliteration refers to the repetition of similar sounds, usually the initial consonant sounds, in a line of poetry. In this excerpt, the repeated 'w' sound in 'whale's way,' 'wind's,' and 'whetted' creates an auditory effect and adds emphasis to these words.

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