Question

Read the 2 quotes from the play below and answer the question that follows:

QUOTE 1:
“By the simplicity of Venus’ doves,
By that which knitteth souls and prospers loves,
And by that fire which burned the Carthage queen
When the false Troyan under sail was seen”
QUOTE 2:
“Cupid all armed. A certain aim he took
At a fail vestal thrones by the west,
And loosened his love shaft smartly from his bow
As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts.”

What is the most dominant literary element used in both of the above quotes?

simile
foreshadowing
allusion
idiom

Answer 1

The answer is actually allusion.

Because each passage has a reference.

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