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One literary device, which is more often associated as a philosophical device, is the dialectic<span>. This involves the discussion of a concept and its opposite. Another way of thinking of it is that dialectic involves a contradiction (X and its opposite) and a possible solution, balance, or synthesis (combination of X and its opposite)
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<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>
Answer:
B. Benjamin bubbled with excitment.
Explanation:
When the verb in a sentence is active langiage, the subject is doing the acting. For example, "Kevin hit the ball"Kevin is the subject who hit the ball.
The correct answer of the given question above would be option C. The sentence in which the prepositional phrase best modifies the verb saw is: through the window, I saw the bird flying. The prepositional phrase of this sentence is "through the window" with the preposition "through" and this modifies the verb "saw".