Which of the following terms BEST describes the quote below? "'We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out,' said Beatty. Stoneman glanced over at the Captain, as did Montag, startled. Beatty rubbed his chin. 'A man named Latimer said that to a man named Nicholas Ridley, as they were being burnt alive at Oxford, for heresy, on October 16, 1555'" (Bradbury).

A. alliteration

B. allusion

C. metaphot

D. metaphor

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3 May, 16:59

Which of the following terms BEST describes the quote below? "'We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out,' said Beatty. Stoneman glanced over at the Captain, as did Montag, startled. Beatty rubbed his chin. 'A man named Latimer said that to a man named Nicholas Ridley, as they were being burnt alive at Oxford, for heresy, on October 16, 1555'" (Bradbury).

A. alliteration

B. allusion

C. metaphot

D. metaphor

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Jessie Boone · Answer 1

D

Explanation:

It's a metaphor because it's "a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else, especially something abstract." (which is the definition of a metaphor) They are using the "Man named Latimer ... " quote as a metaphor to the above thing they mentioned about God.