Which line from "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" contains alliteration? Explain why your choice illustrates this poetic sound device. a. "Rested the broad bright Sun" b. "As green as emerald" c. "To Mary Queen the praise be given!" d. "For all averred, I had killed the bird"

The answer is B. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner relates the encounters of a mariner who has come back from a long ocean voyage. The sailor stops a man who is en route to a wedding service and starts to portray a story. The wedding visitors response turns from bemusement to eagerness to dread to interest as the sailor's story advances.