What device is used to modify the tone in these lines from the passage? Not long after that I was fired for writing a poem on the lid of a shoebox.

It always came upon me unawares, taking me altogether by surprise.
a) allusion
b)diction
c)imagery
d)repetition

please help !

Question

What device is used to modify the tone in these lines from the passage? Not long after that I was fired for writing a poem on the lid of a shoebox.

 It always came upon me unawares, taking me altogether by surprise.
a) allusion
b)diction
c)imagery
d)repetition 

please help !

redohawk · Answer

@pinkcandyrosez882 @Crazypizzalover @mjmahmood 
i am on the same question i need help

pinkcandyrosez882 · Answer

Maybe B? I'm not sure. I don't think the others fit but I don't know what diction is sorry