Lines 22-23: dramas, the text of all romances, the nerve-stuff to all sensations was whirling about him like the snowflakes.
Lines 22-23 offers an example of
A) allusion
B) alliteration
C) simile
D) personification
C) simile
To determine the correct answer, we need to understand the literary devices used in lines 22-23.
In these lines, the author is describing how dramas, the text of all romances, and the nerve-stuff to all sensations were whirling about the person like snowflakes.
Option A) Allusion refers to a reference to another work or text. There is no mention of any specific reference to another work or text in these lines.
Option B) Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. There is no repetition of sounds or letters that would suggest alliteration in these lines.
Option C) Simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as." In this case, the comparison is made between the whirl of dramas, texts of romances, and nerve-stuff to sensations and the whirl of snowflakes. This suggests that the correct answer is simile.
Option D) Personification is a figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to non-human entities. There is no personification in these lines since dramas, texts, and nerve-stuff are not being attributed with human characteristics.
Therefore, the correct answer is C) simile.
Lines 22-23 offer an example of
C) simile.