Which statement best defines an allegory?

a) a literary form or technique in which humor or irony is used to criticize people’s foolishness, vices, or other shortcomings.

b) a literary form in which abstract ideas are represented by literary characters and events.

c) a literary device which employs exaggerated language to create a discrepancy between the characters and the words used.

d) a light comedy that entertains people through humorous exaggerations or improbable situations.

Which is a higher ratio, 6: 9 or 3: 7

In 3 sentences explain how ambrose bierce's use of foreshadowing or flashback influences "an occurence at owl creek bridge "

In a 10-12 sentence response-style paragraph, explore the degree to which you agree or disagree with faulkner’s message. “i believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. he is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. the poet's, the writer's, duty is to write about these things. it is his privilege to man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past. the poet's voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props, the pillars to him endure and prevail” (faulkner 773-775).