This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation
‘The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew,
The furrow followed free;
We were the first that ever burst
Into that silent sea…’
‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ by S.T.
Coleridge
The dominant figure of speech in the above passage is
- paradox
- repetition
-
alliteration
- antithesis