Question

what is the poetic device used in the line "The old priest Peter gilligan" ​

Answer 1

Answer:

alliteration is the poetic device

the poetic device used in the line the old priest peter gilligan

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Answer 2

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The  poetic device used in the line "The old priest Peter Gilligan" ​is 'alliteration'.

Explanation

Alliteration is the use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are close together, as ‘She sang a song of sixpence.’  (The figure of speech used in the expression 'colourless cracks' is  also ‘alliteration.)