Read the following passage from "the happy man." "inside him, he felt a boundless power, an imperishable energy, an ability to achieve anything with confidence, precision, and obvious success. his heart was overflowing with love for people, animals, and things and with an all-engulfing sense of optimism and joy. it was as if he were no longer troubled or bothered by fear, anxiety, sickness, death, argument, or the question of earning a living. even more important than that, and something he could not analyze, it was a feeling which penetrated to every cell of his body and soul; it played a tune full of delight, pleasure, serenity, and peace and hummed in its incredible melodies the whispering sound of the world which is denied to the unhappy." which of the following stylistic elements is used by the writer in these lines to create humor? a. hyperbole b. incongruity c. irony d. sarcasm

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.

In chapter 5, ekwefi is called "a woman who had suffered a great deal and in chapter 6, when discussing ezinma with chielo, she states, '"i pray she stays." speculate what may have been an event that caused suffering in ekwefi's past.

Jared created a blog to describe his traveling adventures. the main purpose of his blog is most likely to a. persuade b. advertise c. entertain d. educate