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Which literary device is employed in the following sentence from Herman Melville’s short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener"?
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Which literary device is employed in the following sentence from Herman Melville’s short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener"?

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Answer: Allusion

It's allusion I took the test and got it right

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Answer: allusion

Explanation: because here Hemingway is alluding, or making a reference to Marius, who was a Roman general and statesman.

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