Question

This line contains an example of which literary device?

"The sad sulking snake stayed surreptitiously by the mice."

Answer 1

Alliteration

Step-by-step explanation:

Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in a sequence. In this phrase, "sad sulking snake stayed surreptitiously", all the words start with the same letter. Therefore it is alliteration.