Naturalist writers used setting to enhance the theme of unpredictabilty in nature. Which four phrases in this excerpt from Stephen Cranes "The Open Boat" reflect the mercilessness of the sea?
None of them knew the color of the sky: Their eyes glanced level, and were fastened upon the waves that swept toward thern. These waves
were of the hue of slate, save the tops, whlch were of foaming white, and all of the men knew the colors of the sea. The horizon narrowed
and widened, and dipped and rose, and at all times Its edge was jagged with waves that seemed thrust up in points like rocks.
Many a man ought to have a bathtutb larger than the boat whlch here rode upon the sea. These waves were most wrongfuly and barbarously
abrupt and tall, and each froth-top was a problem in smal-boat navgation.

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