Question

Which literary device is used in this excerpt from Of Plimoth Plantation by
William Bradford ?

And no marvel if they were thus joyful, seeing wise Seneca was so affected with sailing a few miles on the coast of his own Italy, as he affirmed, that he had rather remain twenty years on his way by land than pass by sea to any place in a short time, so tedious and dreadful was the same unto him.




metaphor




allegory




allusion




personification