Read the excerpt below and answer the question. What more needs to be said, except that celestial spirits may sometimes descend even into the houses of the poor, whilst there are those in royal palaces who would be better employed as swineherds than rulers of men?

What is the purpose for the use of the underlined term in the above excerpt?

to suggest the role of fortune in determining Griselda's good character
to demonstrate that Gualtieri is undeserving of his wife
to suggest that God has intervened to improve Griselda's life
to show that fortune and fate always work out for the best

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile

Fitzgerald describes eleanor as being amory’s last “weird” love woman mystery relationship

In the essay “drowning in dishes,” what is ironic about the fact that danial’s first position in his new job is the dishwashing station?