Question

question 12 (01.01 mc) read the following line from the turn of the screw by henry james. then answer the question that follows. i was lifted aloft on a great wave of infatuation and pity. which figurative language device is present in this line? alliteration allusion meiosis metaphor

Explanation:

The speaker's emotions of infatuation and pity are compared to a great wave. A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics. Here, the emotions are metaphorically described as a wave to convey the intensity and overwhelming nature of the feelings. There is no repetition of initial sounds (alliteration), no reference to another well - known thing (allusion), and meiosis is an under - statement which is not the case here.

Answer:

D. Metaphor