Question

Which of the following literary devices are present in the line, “Little Lamb, who made thee?” from Blake's poem “The Lamb?” Select all that apply.

apostrophe
extended metaphor
synecdoche
rhetorical question

Answer 1

apostrophe

rhetorical question

Answer 2

Considering that:

• Apostrophe is the device used to address a third party in the text;
• An extended metaphor is used when the author draws a comparison between two unlike elements throughout a series of sentences or lines;
• Synecdoche is the device used when a part of something represents the whole;
• A rethorical question is the one that is asked but without expecting a real answer;

Apostrophe and rethorical question are the literarty devices present in this line.