Banikantha’s house looked out upon the stream. every hut and stack in the place could be seen by the passing boatmen. i know not if amid these signs of worldly wealth any one noticed the little girl who, when her work was done, stole away to the waterside and sat there. but here nature fulfilled her want of speech and spoke for her. the murmur of the brook, the voice of the village folk, the songs of the boatmen, the cry of the birds and the rustle of trees mingled and were one with the trembling of her heart. they became one vast wave of sound which beat upon her restless soul. which device does this passage illustrate best? a. irony b. characterization c. moral dilemma d. structure

Option C. moral dilemma

Explanation:

The short except creates a situation of a dilemma in it. This was because of the unexpressed chaos that was taking place. In essence, the sentences are expressive of the dilemma that was created in the scene. An example would be the following:

The tone of language used in the figurative sense shows the chaotic scenery in the prose.

the bazaar because it represents the inaccessible land of freedom to the narrator. mangan’s sister because she represents domesticity and routine to the narrator. the marketplace because it represents the suburban lifestyle to the narrator. the church because it represents spiritual healing and renewal to the narrator.

d understatement