Question

It’d seen a child die—Depression--a war, Which stylistic or literary device is demonstrated in line 7? A) satire B) allusion C) repetition D) internal rhyme

Answer 1

The literary device demonstrated in this line is allusion.

The correct answer is B.

An allusion in literature is a brief and indirect reference like the one in this sentence; in general, it can be referred to a person, a place, a thing or an idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It doesn't describe in detail the thing to which it refers.

Answer 2

Answer:

The stylistic device demonstrate in line 7 is:

B. an allusion

Explanation:

First of all, satire is a way of using graphic elements to criticize someone's intelligence. Second, repetition is the use of the same word to provide the same level of importance to all the elements. third, the internal rhyme is the rhyme between two words inside the same sentence. In this text we have two pairs of words ending in the same letter, however, they don't build a rhyme. However, we have an allusion. Which is te act of including a concept not described in the text to establish a relation between it and another object in the text.