Question

read the following line from
ature\ by ralph waldo emerson. then answer the question that follows.
was there no meaning in the live repose of the valley behind the mill, and which homer or shakespeare could not reform for me in words?
which figurative language device is present in this line?
alliteration
allusion
onomatopoeia
simile

Explanation:

Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds. Here, there is no such repetition. Onomatopoeia is words that imitate sounds. No such words here. A simile uses "like" or "as" for comparison. No such structure. An allusion is a reference to a well - known person (here, Homer and Shakespeare, famous literary figures), place, event, etc. The line refers to Homer and Shakespeare, which is an allusion.

Answer:

Allusion