Which literary device has edmund spenser used in these lines from sonnet 9?
long-while i sought to what i might compare
those powerful eyes, which lighten my dark sprite,
yet find i nought on earth to which i dare
resemble th'image of their goodly light.
not to the sun: for they do shine by night
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. hyperbole
d. personification

C). Hyperbole.

Explanation:

Hyperbole is illustrated as the literary device that offers an overstatement or acute exaggeration to highlight a specific idea or point. It helps the author to create a splendid and distinguished effect in order to emphasize a particular point.

As per the question, the literary device employed by Spenser in this excerpt from his 'Sonnet 9' would be 'hyperbole' as the poet exaggerates the description of eyes by saying 'powerful eyeslighten...dark sprite' and contradicts it by describing it as 'resemble ...image of goodly light', 'shine by night' that helps emphasize the beauty and gleam of his beloved's eyes which however is contradictory as the words 'dark' and 'goodly' proposes a self-contradiction. Thus, option C is the correct answer.

repetition is used to make the poem come off the page

the correct answer is dilapidated.

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