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Read this excerpt from Herman Melville's "The Lightning-Rod Man," which contains a mythological allusion.
"Mr. Jupiter Tonans, I am not accustomed to be commanded in my own house."
"Call me not by that pagan name. You are profane in this time of terror."
Which of these statements best conveys the meaning of the allusion?
AJupiter Tonans is an allusion to thunder and lightning.
BThe writer exposes the salesman as a fraud.
CThe writer reinforces the storm motif by alluding to thunder and lightning references.
DBy referring to the lighting-rod man as Mr. Jupiter Tonans, a pagan god, the narrator is calling the salesman a pagan as well.
Read this excerpt from Herman Melville's "The Lightning-Rod Man," which contains a mythological allusion.
"Mr. Jupiter Tonans, I am not accustomed to be commanded in my own house."
"Call me not by that pagan name. You are profane in this time of terror."
Which of these statements best conveys the meaning of the allusion?
AJupiter Tonans is an allusion to thunder and lightning.
BThe writer exposes the salesman as a fraud.
CThe writer reinforces the storm motif by alluding to thunder and lightning references.
DBy referring to the lighting-rod man as Mr. Jupiter Tonans, a pagan god, the narrator is calling the salesman a pagan as well.