Read the passage.
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?

Literary devices are those structures used by writers to present the message of the story in a more simpler way so that it will be easier for the readers to understand the happenings in the story. Based on the passage, the literary device that is used is CONFLICT, specifically External Conflict wherein the protagonist or the main character in the story finds himself or herself in the middle of struggle against outside forces.