Which of the following from "to build a fire" is an effective use of juxtaposition?

a) he would be in to camp by six o'clock.

b) the man held steadily on. he was not much given to thinking

c) he knew that at fifty below spittle crackled on the snow, but the spittle had cracked in the air.

d) he had felt the give under his feet and heard the crackle of a snow-hidden ice-skin

The effective use of juxtaposition from “To Build A Fire” is A: He would be into camp by six o’clock.

Explanation:

Juxtaposition can be defined as the act of positioning objects close to each other. In the story “To Build a Fire”, the man sets out his journey to the camp thinking he would be in there by 6 o’clock. But throughout his journey he struggles due to the cold of the snow and ice.

He falls multiple times and gets up each time. His only chance of survival is by reaching the camp. Thus, in the story the difficulties in journey and the chance of survival is portraited side by side as an example of effective use of Juxtaposition.

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explanation:

it ends with a marriage, but also with prospero giving up his power.

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