* "Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair,"
* "As loud as the lion,"
Assonance:
* "He fired a flash for signal in the night"
Consonance:
* "And with one finger tied"
* "And when the sun sank beneath the sea"
Metaphors:
* "The water shone so still and sleek,"
* "The bell must ring for evermore."
Personification:
* "The Inchcape Rock also guards it carefully."
Similes:
* "The bell rang as loud as any bell"
* "They tied it with a rope as strong as wire"