Question

Which of the following terms BEST describes the quote below?

“‘We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out,’ said Beatty. Stoneman glanced over at the Captain, as did Montag, startled. Beatty rubbed his chin. ‘A man named Latimer said that to a man named Nicholas Ridley, as they were being burnt alive at Oxford, for heresy, on October 16, 1555’” (Bradbury).


a)

Allusion


b)

Metaphot


c)

Metaphor


d)

Alliteration

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

allusion is corect

Answer 2

Allusion

Step-by-step explanation:

Allusion is the name given to a rhetorical device in which an author makes a reference to a topic from a different context. This reference is usually indirect and the readers are responsible for making the connection between the two. In this case, the author makes an allusion to Nicholas Ridley, an English Bishop and martyr, burned alive on October 16, 1555.