Reread the following lines from "to one in paradise": "(such language holds the solemn sea to the sands upon the shore)" which literary device is employed here?

To One in Paradise is written by American poet Edgar Alan Poe. In the above-stated lines, "Such language holds the solemn sea To the sands upon the shore", a literary device used here is Alliteration.

Alliteration is a literary device which is used by the writer to emphasize something that he/she wants to express. To spot an alliteration, it begins with the same consonant sound. For instance in the above line the same consonant sound of 's' depicts alliteration, , "Such language holds the solemn sea To the sands upon the shore"

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.