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I want to say it's Old English, but i may be wrong
The type of figurative language is allusion
Roman gods and goddesses were named after objects and did not possess a gender, whereas Greek gods were decided by human characteristics and traits.
Sorry, I don't know what the answer to this question is
Answer: I would like to go with A and "During sixteen long months this assault has blotted out the whole pattern of democratic life" this statement also supports A.