In the following sentence, identify the part of speech of the italicized word.
thousands of years ago, fish were caught in nets [and] traps.
a. preposition
b. pronoun
c. conjunction
d. linking verb

The pattern formed by the rhyme at the end of each line is called repetition allusion meter rhyme scheme

Exit "families were being further torn asunder, and those left behind knew no more about their own fate than they did of the loved ones moving on." this passage from the text best represents which of the following literary devices used by the author? a. the motif of racial prejudice b. the dramatic irony of the audience knowing more than the characters c. the motif of displacement and separation d. the theme of conflict between those leaving and those being left behind

Which best expresses the irony present in this passage?