Which rhetorical devices are used in the underlined portion of
this passage? select two options.
allusion
metaphor
overstatement
understatement
parallel structure

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even though there may be variations in human emotions over time, the poem “ a contribution to statistics” by wislawa symborska suggests that the only unchangeable characteristic is mortality.

the author poses a distinction between the approximate and non-approximate numbers which correspond to our need for certainty in life and the difficulty of achieving it. our efforts to measure the exact often fail because the world is not always clearly structured .the poem seems to imply   that the only thing that is certain and has an exact number is death.  

voltemand and cornelius bring to claudius the news that the king of norway has ordered fortinbras to stop his attack.