What does the line "Wheeling freely through the open sky" contain an example of?
alliteration
assonance
oxymoron
simile
To identify the literary device in the line "Wheeling freely through the open sky," we can analyze each of the options:
1. Alliteration: Alliteration refers to the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. In this line, there is no repetition of consonant sounds, so it is not an example of alliteration.
2. Assonance: Assonance refers to the repetition of vowel sounds within words that are close together. In the given line, there is no repetition of vowel sounds, so it is not an example of assonance.
3. Oxymoron: An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms. The given line does not contain contradictory terms, so it is not an example of an oxymoron.
4. Simile: A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison using "like" or "as." The line "Wheeling freely through the open sky" does not contain a direct comparison using "like" or "as," so it is not an example of a simile either.
In this case, none of the options apply to the given line.