Question

read the following example:
but as my bearded vision closelier ran
my tears off, i knew flush, and rose above
surprise and sadness; thanking the true pan,
who, by low creatures, leads to heights of love.
— \flush or faunus,\ elizabeth barrett browning
which type of figurative language is being used in the example?
a. personification
b. allegory
c. simile
d. allusion

Explanation:

1. Personification: This involves giving human traits to non-human things, which is not the core device here.
2. Allegory: A full narrative with symbolic characters/ideas representing abstract concepts, which this short excerpt does not function as.
3. Simile: A comparison using "like" or "as", which is not present in the text.
4. Allusion: A reference to a well-known person, place, myth, or work. The poem references Pan, a major figure in Greek mythology, which fits this definition perfectly.

Answer:

D. Allusion