What two figures of speech, or poetic devices, are used in the first two lines? a. simile and symbolism b. personification and alliteration c. imagery and allusion d. metaphor and personification

The great depression, which lasted throughout the 1930s in the united states, affected many people, and it had a devastating impact on an entire subset of the u. s. population. modernist writer john steinbeck wrote about the toll the depression took on these families, many of whom were forced to leave their farms and find other sources of income.