<span>The excerpt that you have written is titled "The Lake of the Dismal Swamp." The poem was written by Thomas Moore. I do believe the question you need answered is "Which poetic device is illustrated by the line, ". . . all night long, by a fire-fly lamp"? The poetic device is called an alliteration. This poem is known as a ballad. It was written in the 1800's. It was written in Norfolk, Virgina.</span>
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Answer:
I think the correct choice is the first one
Explanation:
The author uses anecdotes by making use of short histories which show important discoveries
<u>Explanation:</u>
The story "luck favored the prepared" shows the various important discoveries that have been done by the various scientists which have helped the scientists to improve the life of the people and the discoveries have had a great impact on the life of the people.
The author gives some short stories in the history about the important discoveries to prove his point and also tells about the importance of hard work and the efforts put in by the people.