Question

What poetic device is used in “clinical, crushing in its light impersonality”?

• A. Simile
• B. Personification
• C. Alliteration
• D. Onomatopoeia

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Alliteration

The repetition of the “c” sound in "clinical" and "crushing" emphasizes the cold, detached tone of the landlady’s response.