Which statement best identifies the meaning of this allusion? He was a Hercules of a man, swinging a refrigerator onto his broad back and bearing it single-handedly into the house.

This man is reckless and foolish.

This man is big and strong.

This man is thick and jolly.

This man is a crabby person.

The answer is C. The man is big and strong, and it is shown through the demonstrations of him swinging the refrigerator onto his broad back.

Explanation:

An allusion is a figure of speech that references a person, place, thing, or event. ... In this example, the wife would have succeeded in telling her husband he's wonderful, simply by alluding to this fictional romantic man.

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- "the answers are a and b.  

when cullen speaks of planting while others reap, and standing "abject and mute," he is speaking about the racial injustices present in american society. as these injustices have changed over time, the american identity  has also shifted. those changes are, in turn, reflected in american literature."

d. therefore pilots wisely train these cubs by various strategic tricks to look danger in the face a little more calmly.

c or d they are the same