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Question 14 of 20
Read the following excerpt from Maximilian Voloshin's "Sonnet XV":
please tell me why, like an ocean wave, my sight
turns toward you through the darkest sacrifice,
why you, fierce goddess, Diana, entice,
and why toward you my deepest dreams take flight.
Which is an example of an allusion from the poem?
A. my deepest dreams take flight
B. through the darkest sacrifice
C. fierce goddess, Diana, entice
D. like an ocean wave

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Answer:

C. fierce goddess, Diana, entice

Explanation:

Allusion is the figure of speech that allows a text to make references to people, places, works of art and other texts. In the poem presented above, we can see that the poet made a reference to the goddess Diana, who is a Greek goddess present in other works. In this case, we can confirm that the reference to the goddess Diana was an allusion used in the poem.