"heroes' wits are kept there in heavy vases,/ and wits of fancy lords in snuffboxes and tweezer cases." this excerpt from pope's the rape of the lock
a. uses satire to ridicule the upper classes.
b. uses irony to portray the ruling classes as noble.
c. uses sarcasm to indicate the contempt for the lower classes.
d. uses understatement to downplay the rift between the classes.

What type of figurative language is used in this passage from "letter from birmingham jail"? just as the prophets of the eighth century b.c. left their villages and carried their "thus saith the lord" far beyond the boundaries of their hometowns, and just as the apostle paul left his village of tarsus and carried the gospel of jesus christ to the far corners of the greco roman world, so am i compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own hometown. allusion symbolism imagery metaphor

The following line from "the story of an hour" provides mrs. mallard's view of marriage: "there would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow-creature."which word emphasizes male dominance in marriage?

The essay sea stars by barbara hurd. what point is the author making by comparing a sea star missing an arm to a human losing a limb?