Question

(01.01 mc) read the following line from
ature\ by ralph waldo emerson. then answer the question that follows. was there no meaning in the live repose of the valley behind the mill, and which homer or shakespeare could not reform for me in words? which figurative language device is present in this line? alliteration allusion onomatopoeia simile

Explanation:

The line references Homer and Shakespeare, well - known literary figures. An allusion is a reference to a well - known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art. There is no repetition of initial consonant sounds (no alliteration), no words that imitate sounds (no onomatopoeia), and no comparison using "like" or "as" (no simile).

Answer:

B. Allusion