While reyna was driving to work, her car engine sputtered, stopped, and started smoking. reyna pulled over to the side of the road and got out of her car. suddenly, the engine caught fire and started burning out of control. she called her office to say she was running late. “i’m having a little car trouble,” she told her boss.
which literary device did the author use in the passage?
allegory
paradox
understatement
symbolism

Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of  animal farm. by the autumn the animals were tired but happy. they had had a hard year, and after the sale of part of the hay and corn, the stores of food for the winter were none too plentiful, but the windmill compensated for everything. it was almost half built now. how does the pacing of this passage affect the reader’s interpretation of the text? a flashback to earlier events provides a pause in the pacing to slow events down. foreshadowing of events provides information as to what will happen to the windmill. the pace of the text quickens to convey the characters’ resolve to finish the windmill. the pace of the text quickens to move the story to its climax, the completion of the windmill.

What is the main source of conflict in this passage? lee grew up near the old-growth forest. she loved wandering the trails and looking at the natural beauty around her. but the city council recently approved plans to cut down the forest in order to build a shopping center and apartment buildings. the council believed the development would create new jobs and provide more affordable housing. lee was upset when she heard about the plans to destroy her beloved forest, and she vowed to do something to save it.

Consider the role of dr. kenny in the novel. how does rukmani feel about him, and what theme is represented by their interactions? respond in at least 150 words.