he held my hand and said I will hire you with my power name the poetic device used in the above line

A poetic device used is alliteration. When multiple words in a sentence start with the same sound/letter to create a sort of rhythm, that is alliteration.

“HE HELD my HAND and said I will HIRE you with my power.”

Look at all the H’s!

substitute y = 2x - 4 to x + 2y = 12:

x + 2(2x - 4) = 12     use distributive property

x + (2)(2x) + () = 12

x + 4x - 8 = 12     add 8 to both sides

5x = 20     divide both sides by 5

x = 4

put the value of x to the first equation:

y = 2(4) - 4

y = 8 - 4

y = 4

the anecdote makes readers feel sorry for the man’s lack of heritage, then reminds readers that the man has an equally valuable heritage.