what poetic sound devices does Coleridge employ in the line The western wave was all aflame from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?

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In the line "The western wave was all aflame," Coleridge employs alliteration (repetition of the 'w' sound in "western" and "wave") and visual imagery to create a vivid and striking image of the sea illuminated by fire-like light.

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