The author conveys the joy in this excerpt "a group in the back started fanning themselves and singing the song 'heatwave,' making everyone laugh and sing along" through the use of

a) an allusion
b) anaphora
c) a metaphor
d) repetition

A) an allusion

Explanation:

Allusion happens when you make a reference or quote to something or someone. In the case of the phrase shown in the above question, the author conveys joy through the allusion (ie reference) to the song "Heatwave". Allusion is a kind of intertext, where one text relates to another explicitly or implicitly. Thus it is permissible to mention facts, people, works of art, historical events, music, celebrities, already existing in other works.

explanation:

you only need simple sentences to answer this. just answer these questions.

what do you think annie thinks of the mother? do you think annie believes the mother is a fit mother for helen.

what about the father? what would annie think of him? she might not like him, but does she respect him.

how about the son? would annie think he is the only voice of sanity in an insane place?

what about helen herself? this is the key question. how does she see helen? what do you suppose she thought her first job was going to be.

these aren't hard questions. just state the obvious. annie is not that well educated: she just knows what she has to do. write it that way.

you can do it if you've read the book or seen the play or movie.

the answer is c. he is an efficient leader who prompts his crew to work quickly .

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