Question

A group in the back started fanning themselves and singing the song "Heatwave,” making everyone laugh and sing along.

The author conveys the joy in the excerpt through the use of


an allusion.

anaphora.

a metaphor.

repetition.

Answer 1

The author conveys the joy in the excerpt given above through the use of ALLUSION.

Allusion is a figure of speech, in which an individual indirectly refer to an object or a situation from an external context; allusion usually refers to a story, object, person or event that is well known in order to make readers to make comparisons in their minds. For instance, a writer can make an allusion to the story of David and Goliath in order to establish his belief that an unlikely person may end up wining a particular fight.

Answer 2

The answer to the question that is being presented above would be the first statement 'an allusion'. In the situation "A group in the back started fanning themselves and singing the song "Heatwave,” making everyone laugh and sing along.", the author conveys the joy in the excerpt through the use of an allusion.