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AP English Literature and Composition
Multiple Choice

Identifying Sound Devices in Poetry

Hard Poetry Analysis Sound Devices

Read the following lines from a poem:

"The tides, they toss and turn, the waves in flight,
Like dancers spinning wildly through the night.
Their foamy skirts they trail in liquid grace,
A haunting serenade, the ocean's embrace."

What sound device is primarily employed in these lines?

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