"The general opinion was that we were going to remain in the ghetto until the end of the war, until the arrival of the Red Army. The everything would be as before. It was neither German nor Jew who ruled the ghetto-- it was illusion."

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"The general opinion was that we were going to remain in the ghetto until the end of the war, until the arrival of the Red Army. The everything would be as before. It was neither German nor Jew who ruled the ghetto-- it was illusion." 
The passage contains ____ and means ___.
A) Metaphor...The Germans and Jews were in conflict over who ruled the ghetto. 
B) Personification...The Jews thought nothing else would happen beyond the ghetto, but they were not looking at the reality of the situation.
C) Personification...The Jews thought that the Red Army would arrive in the ghetto and deport them to the concentration camps. 
D) Metaphor...The Jews thought the Red Army would save them from the concentration camps and they could stay in the ghetto forever.

Amara · Answer

I believe the answer to this question is D but can someone please check this for me?

Anonymous · Answer

I'd go with B. From the passage, it does not seem like the Jews thought they would stay forever in the ghetto.

Writeacher · Answer

B is correct. Giving human characteristics ("ruled") to the word "illusion" is personification. In addition, "illusion" and "not looking at the reality..." are the same concept.