Question

In this excerpt of “The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes, which sound device does the second line contain?

The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees.
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.
The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,
And the highwayman came riding—
Riding—riding—
The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.



A. consonance



B. alliteration



C. onomatopoeia



D. assonance

Answer 1

B. Alliteration, because ghostly and galleon both start with the same letter, G

Answer 2

B. Alliteration

Step-by-step explanation:

Alliteration is a stylistic literary technique in which neighboring words have the same initial consonant sound, this is often used, mostly in poems, to add musicality to the language and grab the readers' attention. The excerpt uses this technique several times, such as in "wind was", "ghostly galleon", and "riding—Riding—riding—."