It had been there when the midwife had announced, ‘You’ve a boy.’
The hat was there when his wife had their second little joy.
Why does the author MOST likely choose the words, ‘their second little joy’?
A)They had twin boys.
B)It expresses that their second child was a joyous addition to their family. <-- ?
C)The little hat was considered a joy for the father at the birth of his only son.
D)Next to their first little joy, their son, the hat was considered their second little joy
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It saw with lucid eyes inhuman, divine
Line 12 has an example of a stylistic device. What is that device called?
A)allusion
B)inversion
C)satire
D)simile
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It’d seen a child die—Depression--a war,Bowed at the bedside of the lady once adored,Watched while its owner did weep when his storeBurned down to the ground, nothing left but the floor
Which stylistic devices are used in lines 7-10?
A)satire and irony
B)rhyme and rhythm
C)sarcasm and humor
D)contrast and repetition
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It’d seen a child die—Depression--a war,
Which stylistic or literary device is demonstrated in line 7?
A)satire
B)allusion
C)repetition
D)internal rhyme
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An old patched hat, which was almond with trim-red,
Watched as it sat on an old, thin head.
Which kind of figurative language?
A)metonymy
B)oxymoron
C)personification
D)simile
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Bowed at the bedside of the lady once adored.
Which stylistic device does the author use?
A)assonance
B)inversion
C)alliteration
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D)internal rhyme
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I don't understand the devices questions :/
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Stylistic devices are techniques that writers use to create specific effects in their writing. They can add depth, meaning, and interest to the text. Let me explain the devices used in the given lines.
1) In the line "It saw with lucid eyes inhuman, divine," the author is using a stylistic device called inversion. Inversion is a technique where the normal word order of a sentence is reversed to create a particular effect or emphasis. Here, the normal word order would be "It saw inhuman, divine with lucid eyes," but the author uses inversion to put emphasis on the contrasting qualities of inhuman and divine.
2) In lines 7-10, the stylistic devices used are contrast and repetition. The author contrasts the different situations or events that the hat has witnessed, such as a child dying, the Great Depression, and a war. The repetition of the word "watched" emphasizes the hat's observation and involvement in these events.
3) In line 7, the stylistic device used is allusion. Allusion is a figure of speech that references a well-known person, place, event, or work of art. We can infer that the word "Depression" refers to the historical period of the Great Depression, and it serves as a reference to emphasize the severity of the events witnessed by the hat.
4) In the lines "An old patched hat, which was almond with trim-red, Watched as it sat on an old, thin head," the figurative language used is personification. Personification is a figure of speech where human characteristics are attributed to inanimate objects. In this case, the hat is given the ability to "watch" and is described as "sitting" on a head, which humanizes the hat and gives it agency.
5) In the line "Bowed at the bedside of the lady once adored," the stylistic device used is alliteration. Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. In this case, the repetition of the "b" sound in "bowed," "bedside," and "lady" creates a rhythmic and melodic effect.
I hope this explanation helps you understand these literary and stylistic devices better! Let me know if you have any further questions.