Question

choose the best answer. shade in the appropriate bubble on your scantron form. 13 when you, my dear, are away, away, how wearily goes the day. a year drags after morning, and night starts another year a. metaphor b. onomatopoeia c. irony d. simile e. hyperbol

Explanation:

To determine the literary device, we analyze each option:

• Metaphor: Implies a direct comparison without "like" or "as", but this isn't the case here.
• Onomatopoeia: Uses words that imitate sounds; the lines have no sound - imitating words.
• Irony: Involves a contrast between expectation and reality, not seen here.
• Simile: Requires "like" or "as" for comparison, which is absent.
• Hyperbole: Involves exaggeration. The lines exaggerate the passage of time (a day seeming long, a year dragging after morning, night starting another year) to emphasize the speaker's weariness in the beloved's absence.

Answer:

e. hyperbole