Question

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1There is a singer everyone has heard,Loud, a mid-summer and a mid-wood bird,Who makes the solid tree trunks sound again.He says that leaves are old and that for flowers5Mid-summer is to spring as one to ten.He says the early petal-fall is pastWhen pear and cherry bloom went down in showersOn sunny days a moment overcast;And comes that other fall we name the fall.10He says the highway dust is over all.The bird would cease and be as other birdsBut that he knows in singing not to sing.The question that he frames in all but wordsIs what to make of a diminished thing.Which term describes lines 11-12?

A)Rhyme

B)Paradox

C)Hyperbole

D)Onomatopoeia

Answer 1

B is correct

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The answer is B

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct answer is B, paradox. A paradox is a seemingly contradictory statement, as in he knows in singing not to sing. The lines do not rhyme (A), exaggerate (B), or develop an extended metaphor (C).