Which sound device does thauthor use in the followinglines from the poem?And quench its speed...

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Which sound device does thauthor use in the followinglines from the poem?And quench its speed i' theslushy sand.A. repetition (repeated words)B. assonance (repeated vowel sounds)C. onomatopoeia (words that imitatesounds)D. alliteration (repeated beginning sounds)Meeting at Nightby Robert BrowningThe gray sea and the long black land;And the yellow half-moon large and low:And the startled little waves that leapIn fiery ringlets from their sleep,As I gain the cove with pushing prow,And quench its speed i' the slushy sand.Then a mile of warm sea-scented beach;Three fields to cross till a farm appears;the quick sharp scratchA tap at the pane,And blue spurt of a lighted match.

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