Question

read the excerpt from \sea fever\ by john masefield. to the gulls way and the whales way where the winds like a whetted knife, which sound device is most notable in the excerpt? ○ alliteration ○ assonance ○ onomatopoeia ○ rhyme

Explanation:

To determine the sound device, analyze each option:

• Alliteration: Repetition of initial consonant sounds. In the excerpt, "gull’s way", "whale’s way", "wind’s like", "whetted knife" have repeated "w" sounds (gull’s - whale’s - wind’s - whetted) and "k" (knife).
• Assonance: Repetition of vowel sounds (not initial consonants).
• Onomatopoeia: Words imitating sounds (not present here).
• Rhyme: Requires end - word similarity (no end - word rhyme in the excerpt).

Alliteration is most notable due to repeated initial consonants.

Answer:

A. alliteration