Question

Read the following excerpt from "Ode to a Nightingale" and answer the question. "The voice I hear this passing night was heard In ancient days by emperor and clown: …" Describe the author's usage of literary devices in the above excerpt. A. He is using alliteration and onomatopoeia. B. He is using irony and personification. C. He is using metaphor and hyperbole. D. He is using personification and allusion.

Answer 1

The answer is that he is using metaphor and hyperbole. He is using metaphor because he compares two the same things without using the words "like" and "as". And he is also using a hyperbole since he is exaggerating things in the excerpt.