Question
Where's your common sense? None of those books agree with each other. You've been locked up here for years with a regular damned Tower of Babel. Snap out of it!" - Captain Beatty
The reference "Tower of Babel" to the old woman burning in the house is a literary example of.....................
Group of answer choices
Satire
alliteration
Irony
Allusion
The reference "Tower of Babel" to the old woman burning in the house is a literary example of.....................
Group of answer choices
Satire
alliteration
Irony
Allusion
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The reference to the "Tower of Babel" in the context of Captain Beatty's quote is an example of **allusion**. An allusion is a literary device that refers to a well-known story, event, or object to make a point or draw a comparison. In this case, the Tower of Babel refers to the confusion of languages and communication breakdown, paralleling the chaotic situation Beatty describes.