Concept:The use of a familiar reference from another text or source is called allusion.
Explanation:In the passage, Akpatse meditates: “when one looks upon the mountain for help and help comes from the Lord.”
This directly echoes the biblical verse, “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help,” from Psalm 121.
The writer briefly refers to this well-known scriptural idea to express Akpatse’s hope and helplessness.
Since this is a short, indirect reference to a religious text, it is an allusion.
It is not irony, because the situation is straightforward rather than opposite to expectation.
It is not parallelism, because there is no balanced repetition of similar structures.
It is not antithesis, because there is no direct contrast of opposing ideas.
Answer:A. allusion