Which stylistic element does the author use in this line from a novel? along the decks she saw missionaries, gamblers in tall pot hats, and dakota chiefs with scarlet blankets. . far off whistles at night, round the river bend, plunking paddles reechoed by the pines, and a glow on black sliding waters. (from "main street" by sinclair lewis) a. irony b. imagery c. personification d. metaphor

Read the excerpt from the time traveler's guide to elizabethan england.simon forman, who does attend plague sufferers, is a rare exception: this is because he has himself survived the disease and believes he cannot catch it again. however, his remedy amounts to little more than avoiding eating onions and keeping warm. he has a recipe for getting rid of the plague sores that will afflict you afterward if you survive the disease; but that is a very big "if.” it seems the best advice is provided by nicholas bownd in his book medicines for the plague: "in these dangerous times god must be our only defense.”which lines best summarize the excerpt?