Select the correct answer. Read this excerpt from Herman Melville's "The Lightning-Rod Man," which contains a mythological allusion.
"Mr. Jupiter Tonans, I am not accustomed to be commanded in my own house.
"Call me not by that pagan name. You are profane in this time of terror."
Which of these statements best conveys the meaning of the allusion?

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