Question

In such terms, no doubt, substituting the words 'boys and girls,' for 'sir,' Thomas Gradgrind now presented Thomas Gradgrind to the little pitchers before him, who were to be filled so full of facts.The phrase uses the words, “Little pitchers,” which most closely represents what form of literary device and what element of storytelling?

Answer 1

The literary device that most closely represents the phrase "little pitchers" is metaphor, and the element of storytelling that most represents is chracterization.

Explanation: In 'Hard Times" by Charles Dickens, "little pitchers" is a metaphor for his students. It also uses characterization as a form of storytelling, which is used to describe his students (pitchers who are meant to be filled with knowledge).

Answer 2

The answer would be : metaphor and characterization

The phrase uses the words little pitchers which most closely represent the metaphor form of literary device and characterization element of the Story Telling.

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