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which poetic device does the speaker use in the line, “since bacchus, satan, and the hangman”? allusion hyperbole simile metonymy

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i assume allusion but please tell me if i am wrong
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The poetic device the speaker is using is allusion it this line. Option A is correct.

Allusion is a figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object in an attempt to make a comparison in the readers' minds. According to that definition, Bacchus, Satan, and the Hangman aren't actually characters in this literary piece of work, but the author is making a reference to them nevertheless.

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