Read the following stanza from a poem by James Whitcomb Riley and answer the question that follows.

Question

"The Days Gone By"

O the days gone by! O the days gone by!
The music of the laughing lip, the luster of the eye;
The childish faith in fairies, and Aladdin's magic ring—
The simple, soul-reposing, glad belief in everything,—
When life was like a story, holding neither sob nor sigh,
In the golden olden glory of the days gone by.

Which figurative language device is present in the bolded text?

Allusion
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Simile

Answer 1

Allusion