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In this adapted excerpt from James Joyce's short story "Araby," what literary device does the author use to describe the scene?

We walked through the flaring streets, jostled by loud men and bargaining women, amid the shrill litanies of shop-boys who stood on guard by the barrels of food, the nasal chanting of street-singers, who sang a come-all-you about O'Donovan Rossa, or a ballad about the troubles in our native land.

A.
personification
B.
simile
C.
metaphor
D.
imagery

Respuesta :

Answer: D. Imagery

Explanation:

Imagery is the creation of images in the reader's kind. This is used by writers or poets to improve the experience of the reader through their senses.

In the excerpt, the literary device that the author use to describe the scene is imagery. The author created a vivid picture through the use of his words, which created an image in the mind if the reader. scene. Examples of imagery in the excerpt is ''We walked through the flaring streets...etc.

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