"..The soft,sun-kissed sand" is alliteration. It has the same letter/sound at the beginning of the words. I think alliteration is used to enhance the adjectives (which are being used to enhance the noun).
Another one is personification (The wind is not actually hissing).
Answer: In literature, an allusion is a figure of speech that refers to a famous person, place, or historical event—either directly or through implication.
