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which of the following excerpts from hardy's "the three strangers" provides the best example of the author's use of imagery through an onomatopoetic device?

a. "… the lesser strains of the fiddler reached the spot as an accompaniment to the surging hiss of the flying rain …"

b. "the lights were scattered about the room, two of them standing on the chimney-piece."

c. "this cessation of activity aroused the solitary pedestrian from the reverie into which he had lapsed, …"

d. "… blazed a fire of thorns, that crackled 'like the laughter of a fool.'"

"the three strangers," thomas hardy, 1883

What is darrow’s main argument and the claims he makes in this excerpt? a. darrow argues that even if the boys are horrible monsters, their deaths will not solve the problems of society; he claims that society wants the boys to be executed because people enjoy watching public executions. b. he argues that the people who should be held responsible for the crime are leopold’s and loeb’s parents since they neglected their sons; he claims that leopold and loeb were jealous of the boy they killed because he had expensive belongings they could not afford. c. darrow argues that the boys should not face the death penalty; he claims they both suffer from mental illnesses that make them unable to tell the difference between a dream and reality. d. he argues that leopold and loeb, particularly dickie loeb, should not be executed; he claims they were teenagers who didn’t have proper adult guidance, so they are not responsible for what they did.

Which of the following best describes a writing style authors use to convey a satirical tone?

Read the excerpt from "a pair of silk stockings." but she went on feeling the soft, sheeny luxurious things—with both hands now, holding them up to see them glisten, and to feel them glide serpent-like through her fingers. which best describes the underlying tone of the excerpt created by the connotations of the words “soft,” ”luxurious,” “glisten,” and “serpent-like”? 1. gloom 2. temptation 3. forgiveness 4. suspicion