d. Empiricism
As empiricism is basically an experience derived from senses. So here through the text we can see that empiricism is very evident.
The rhetorical device which best describes the example shown is; Choice C; Allusion.
<h3>Antithesis and Allusion as Rhetorical devices</h3>
Antithesis is used in literature in writing or speech either as a proposition that contrasts with or reverses some previously mentioned proposition, or when two opposites are introduced together for contrasting effect.
An allusion put simply, is when one hints at something and expect the other person to understand what we are referencing.
Hence, it follows particularly from the line; "You know Donna Weems as the Shakespeare of our school" that the rhetorical device is; Allusion.
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The theme of Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning is:
C. The speaker loves her beloved in every possible way.
Browning’s Sonnet 43, which is entitled “How Do I Love Thee?” speaks about the endless ways of how she loves her beloved.
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