Read the following passage from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock":

In the room the women come and go

Talking of Michelangelo.

What literary device is most clearly used in this passage?

O

A. Hyperbole

O

B. Allusion

O

C. Slant rhyme

O

D. Alliteration

B. Allusion

Explanation:

A. Generally speaking hyperbole is exaggerated comparison which means that you compare two things in a manner that is obviously unrealistic.

For example: That guy over there is as tall as a building.

B. Allusion means speaking about someone or something without directly mentioning it. In this example they are speaking about Michelangelo's work, not about him as a person.

C. Slant rhyme is a type of rhyme where two verses do not end with same letter or/and sound

For example: work: talk

D. Alliteration is repetition of the same (similar) consonants in the beginning of the adjacent words.

For example: She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

Considering this we see that answers A, C and D are not correct