Read the passage.

in the short story, “like the sun,” by r. k. narayan, the central character, sekhar, decides to be completely honest in all things, even if it hurts other people’s feelings. on this same day, his boss, who is a terrible musician, asks sekhar to listen to him perform and evaluate his talent. because he has decided to be honest, sekhar must tell his boss the truth.

which literary device is the author using?

a. hyperbole
b. symbolism
c. irony
d. paradox

What language device is used in the highlighted text?

Drag each label to the correct location. in "sinners in the hands of an angry god," jonathan edwards compares a number of different items to either nonbelievers or to the wrath of god. match each item to one of these categories. chaff rough wind spider falling rock bow storm

Read this passage from geoffrey lean’s “one poor harvest away from chaos”: on wednesday, the food and agriculture organisation (fao) reported that global food prices has hit a record high and were likely to go on rising. . that is bad enough for britain, adding to the inflationary pressures from the soaring cost of oil and other commodities, not to mention the vat increase. but for the world’s poor, who have to spend 80 percent of their income on food, it could be catastrophic. why is the passage an example of deductive reasoning? a. the author is appealing to the feelings and emotions of the audience b. the author starts with specifics, using them to probe a general point. c. the author is starting with a general topic and moving to more specific information d. the author is showing that he biased against poor people