In the following passage from Paragraph 33 of "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," Hawthorne uses what figure of speech? Paragraph 33: ... He sat in a high-backed, elaborately carved oaken chair, with a gray dignity of aspect that might have well befitted that very Father Time, whose power had never been disputed, save by this fortunate company. A. Alliteration (repetition of the beginning consonant in a group of words) B. Personification (an object or idea is given human-like characteristics) C. Simile (comparison of two unlike things using "as" or "like")

Read the excerpt from “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country. which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that anaya’s conclusion is accurate? an appeal based on emotion an appeal based on logic an appeal based on the author’s character an appeal based on the author’s feelings