Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

Little lamb, who made thee?

Does thou know who made thee ...

("The Lamb," lines 1-2)

Which literary device does William Blake use in this passage from "The Lamb"?

apostrophe

personification

simile

synecdoche

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Alyssa

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21 May, 13:11

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

Little lamb, who made thee?

Does thou know who made thee ...

("The Lamb," lines 1-2)

Which literary device does William Blake use in this passage from "The Lamb"?

apostrophe

personification

simile

synecdoche

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Abram Curtis · Answer 1

The most likely answer is personification

Explanation:

Although I thought that personification was giving human characteristics to an object it by definition could work with anything non-human including animals. Because Blake is asking the Lamb questions as if it can respond which is human quality

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.Little lamb, who made thee?Does thou know who made thee ...("The Lamb," lines 1-2)Which literary device does William Blake use in this passage from "The Lamb"?apostrophepersonificationsimilesynecdoche

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

Little lamb, who made thee?

Does thou know who made thee ...

("The Lamb," lines 1-2)

Which literary device does William Blake use in this passage from "The Lamb"?

apostrophe

personification

simile

synecdoche