Read the excerpt from "Sea Fever" by John Masefield

To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like the whetted knife;

Which sound device is most notable in the excerpt?

A) alliteration

B) assonance

C) onomatopoeia

D) rhyme

The sound device which is most notable in this excerpt is A. alliteration, which is the repetition of the same consonant in neighboring words, which is the case here with the sound w.

Assonance is the repetition of the same vowel. Onomatopoeia is the imitation of sounds from nature. You already know what rhyme is.