Identify the ways the sentences start

"The cat in the hat came back."

"Quietly and stealthily, the cat stalked its prey."

What language device is used here? "The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas."

"The very hungry caterpillar ate through one apple, two pears, and three plums."

What language device is used here? "The big, bold, brilliant sun was setting, and the sea was smooth and cool."

"Far over the misty mountains cold, to dungeons deep and caverns old, we must away, ere break of day, to find our long-forgotten gold." - The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien

"Under a tree in the meadow, a little brown rabbit saw a butterfly."

"In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines."

"Slowly and carefully, the tiny mouse crept across the field."

"Fierce and ferocious, the dragon breathed flames."

"Gloomy and dark, the haunted house loomed in the distance."

what techniques are used here? "I do not like green eggs and ham! I do not like them, Sam-I-Am."

"Quickly and eagerly, the children tore open their presents."

"Through the tunnel and up the hill, Mr. Gumpy's motor car went."

What is the language device used? "Plop! Plop! Fizz! Fizz! Oh, what a relief it is."

"Rumbled over the tracks, clickety-clack, clickety-clack."

"On a leaf, in the light of the moon, a little egg lay."

"The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house all that cold, cold, wet day." - The Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss

"Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind and another."

What technique is used here? "It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like 'What about lunch?'"

What device is being used here? "Thump! Thump! Down the stairs came the giant."

What technique is being used here? "the CAT in the HAT"

What language device is being used here? "The river is a wavy snake, slithering and sliding along."