The literary device being used is Repetition.
        
             
        
        
        
He is poor and cant afford a great gift
        
             
        
        
        
You can knit a toy gnome and the difference is you can't knit a clay gnome
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:
blight
Explanation:
a strange blight crept over the area and everything began to change
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Yesterday, the entire family OPENED their gifts at the same time.