In the Metamorphosis, Kafka makes it evident that Gregor endures a hellish existence as a bug. He works hard all the time, doesn't really have any kind of life, besides providing for his family and being very depressed, so when he is turned into a cockroach, his whole life turns upside down.
A poetic device is a tool that serves different purposes in a poem. Some of them are ornamental, some enhance the meaning of the poem and others add to its rhyme and lyricism. The most common poetic devices are alliteration, repetition, metaphor, simile, personification, etc.
I believe it’s B cause my test had a similar question... but don’t quote me on that
Answer:
A.) Researchers did not have any hope of understanding what happened in ancient Egypt, because “its history, its literature, its religious beliefs – remained hidden behind the lines of the mysterious hieroglyphs.”
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