Question

read the excerpt from \annabel lee,\ by edgar allan poe.
in her sepulchre there by the sea—
in her tomb by the sounding sea.
how does poe use a sound device in the excerpt?
he uses assonance to create the sounds of sadness and mourning.
he uses alliteration to link images of the sea with images of death.
he uses cacophony to imitate the violence of the sea.
he uses internal rhyme to produce the effect of an echoing sea.

Explanation:

Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds. In the excerpt, "sepulchre...sea" and "tomb...sounding sea" show alliteration. The sea (a natural element) is linked with sepulchre and tomb (death - related images). Assonance is vowel - sound repetition (not prominent here). Cacophony is harsh sound combinations (not present). Internal rhyme is rhyme within a line (not the case here).

Answer:

He uses alliteration to link images of the sea with images of death.