Use the paragraph to answer the question.Emilia could not believe the night had finally arrived. She had been waiting for this moment since she was a freshman, and here she was, dressed in her beautiful green sequined gown, her hair curled and pulled back in a soft bun. It was her senior prom, the Oscars of the high school experience, and she could not wait for the night to begin. The sentences above contain which of the following literary devices?(1 point)
1. personification
2.theme
3.a symbol
4. an allusion
3 answers
The sentences above do not contain any of the given literary devices.
pick one
Based on the given options, the closest literary device that can be identified in the paragraph is a symbol. The mention of Emilia's senior prom as "the Oscars of the high school experience" suggests that it symbolizes a highly anticipated and significant event in her life.