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Match each poetic excerpt with its dominant figure of speech. Which pairing accurately connects all four lines of poetry to their correct literary devices?

  • "To err is human; to forgive, divine."Antithesis
  • "Ten thousand saw I at a glance, tossing their heads in sprightly dance."Hyperbole
  • "The kettle hissed loudly upon the hot iron stove."Onomatopoeia
  • "After a long illness, the old village chief finally fell asleep in the Lord."Euphemism

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The correct pairings are: 'To err is human; to forgive, divine' pairs with Antithesis; 'Ten thousand saw I at a glance...' pairs with Hyperbole; 'The kettle hissed loudly...' pairs with Onomatopoeia; and '...fell asleep in the Lord' pairs with Euphemism.
Each poetic line demonstrates a specific figure of speech: the contrasting parallel clauses ('err/human' vs 'forgive/divine') represent antithesis; the extravagant numerical claim ('ten thousand at a glance') represents hyperbole; the sound-imitative word ('hissed') represents onomatopoeia; and the gentle phrasing for death ('fell asleep in the Lord') represents euphemism.

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1
Examine the poetic structure of 'To err is human; to forgive, divine.'
Identify balanced parallel phrasing setting human error directly against divine forgiveness.
Placing opposing concepts side-by-side in parallel structure constitutes antithesis.
2
Analyze the quantitative statement in 'Ten thousand saw I at a glance...'
Recognize that seeing ten thousand flowers at a single glance is an imaginative overstatement.
Intentional overstatement for poetic impact defines hyperbole.
3
Analyze the sensory diction in 'The kettle hissed loudly...'
Note that the word 'hissed' sounds like the action it describes.
Using words that imitate their natural sound is onomatopoeia.
4
Interpret the phrasing in '...fell asleep in the Lord.'
Identify that the phrase softens the harsh declaration of dying.
Replacing a unpleasant term with a milder alternative defines euphemism.

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