Consider the following four lines of poetry:

Line 1: "Silent seas sway softly, silver shimmer."
Line 2: "Moonlight melts mist, murmuring melodies."
Line 3: "Stars spark in silence, secrets shimmer."
Line 4: "Dawn breaks, birds burst bright, beating the night."

(a) Identify the poetic device that is **unique to each line** (if a line shares all its devices with another line, write "none").
(b) How many of the four lines contain **alliteration**?

Provide your answer in the form "Device 1, Device 2, Device 3, Device 4; N", where the devices are given in the order of the lines and N is the number of lines with alliteration.

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Consider the following four lines of poetry:

Line 1: "Silent seas sway softly, silver shimmer."
Line 2: "Moonlight melts mist, murmuring melodies."
Line 3: "Stars spark in silence, secrets shimmer."
Line 4: "Dawn breaks, birds burst bright, beating the night."

(a) Identify the poetic device that is **unique to each line** (if a line shares all its devices with another line, write "none").
(b) How many of the four lines contain **alliteration**?

Provide your answer in the form "Device 1, Device 2, Device 3, Device 4; N", where the devices are given in the order of the lines and N is the number of lines with alliteration.

Accepted Answer

personification, none, none, onomatopoeia; 4

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