What literary device is this: "nice move" yelled the spectator to the player that threw the ball out of bounds.

In this particular sentence, the phrase "Nice Move" is an example of VERBAL IRONY, as the speaker says something in opposition to his/her real emotions, ideas or thoughts. In this utterance, the spectator is criticizing the way the player threw the ball rather than praising him/her.

answer: you

explanation: because you posted this stupid question xd

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.