Question

Review the two poems. What literary device is used in "I Heard a Bird Sing" that is not used in "A prompt—executive Bird is the Jay"?
A prompt—executive Bird is the Jay

by Emily Dickinson

A prompt—executive Bird is the Jay—
Bold as a Bailiff's1 Hymn—
Brittle and Brief in quality—
Warrant2 in every line—

Sitting a Bough3 like a Brigadier4
Confident and straight—
Much is the mien5 of him in March
As a Magistrate6—

1.legal officer
2.legal action
3.branch of a tree
4.army officer (British)
5.appearance
6.judge

I Heard a Bird Sing

By Oliver Herford

I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December.
A magical thing
And sweet to remember.

"We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September,”
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December.
A: Dramatic irony
B:Foreshadowing
C:Repetition
Simile

Answer 1

The literary device is used in "I Heard a Bird Sing" that is not used in "A prompt—executive Bird is the Jay" is foreshadowing. The answer is letter B.

Answer 2

Answer:

B. Foreshadowing

Explanation:

Foreshadowing, a literary device in which an essayist gives a development trace of what is to come later in the story. This device shows up toward the start of a story, or a section, and enables the peruser to create assumptions regarding the coming occasions in a story.