The underlined phrase is an example of which of these poetic devices?
C. Alliteration
Answer:
I would say the crowd presses in expectantly or the last one
Explanation:
The reason I say this is because he is being pressured by the expectation of the people. It is also the only one that fits. Reading the excerpt says that he is being pressured especially with the part that says "The people expected it of me and I had got to do it; I could feel their two thousand wills pressing me forward, irresistibly." Which shows that he is in fact being pressured by expectation the answer was in the excerpt you just had to look close enough!! I really hope this helps!
<span>The correct answer is Imagery.
Eliot, differently to authors of his time, uses imagery quite often in his
works. In these lines, he mentions arms, and perfume, with references to
bracelets and hair, in order to refer to a group of women, who are reoccurring in
the poem, while giving the reader a disconnected impression of them. </span>
Answer: dramatic irony
explanation-
