Which phrase from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” contains alliteration?
A. “The western wave was …”
B. “Had I from old …”
C. “And some in dreams …”
D. “A spring of love gushed …”
No.
Read this and try again.
http://literarydevices.net/alliteration/
Yes. A is right.
To identify which phrase from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” contains alliteration, we need to understand what alliteration is. Alliteration is a literary device where a series of words in a sentence or phrase have the same initial sound.
Let's look at the options:
A. "The western wave was ..." - This phrase does not contain alliteration because the words do not share the same initial sound.
B. "Had I from old ..." - This phrase does not contain alliteration because the words do not share the same initial sound.
C. "And some in dreams ..." - This phrase does not contain alliteration because the words do not share the same initial sound.
D. "A spring of love gushed ..." - This phrase contains alliteration because both "spring" and "gushed" share the same initial sound of "g".
Thus, the correct answer is D. "A spring of love gushed ..."