English 6–12
For Testing until 12/31/2023
Question 20 of 30
Competency 4—Knowledge of a wide range of fiction, nonfiction, and informational texts
DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.
What literary device is illustrated by the excerpt below?
The solitude, vast, terrible to the eye,
was like a mute avenger everywhere. . . .Hugo, V. Russia 1812. In The Expiation. Lowell, R. (trans.) Kentucky Educational Television's Direct Learning Website (http://www.dl.ket.org/humanities/literature/litpacket/expiation.htm) 8/22/2007.
- Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded
- Correct Response: A.