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

ASimile

BPersonification

CAlliteration

DOnomatopoeia

Answer:

C. Alliteration

Read Explanation:

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


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