By seven o'clock the orchestra has arrived . . the last swimmers have come in from the beach now and are dressing up-stairs; the cars from new york are packed five deep in the drive, and already the halls and salons and verandas are gaudy with primary colors . .

which literary element is best represented in this excerpt?

a. verbal irony
b. sarcasm
c. paradox
d. imagery

i can you there : )

is there any anwser chocies

the opening scene of "sweat" exposes the great emotional charge of the story. it shows the violence and abuse that dyes the marriage between delia jones and skyes.

skyes decides to terrorize his wife by pulling a bull whip (which resembles a snake), knowing that she is terrified of those animals. skyes laughs cruelly at her and kicks the laundry with which delia has been working hard, telling her to get rid of it. skyes also comments on her religious manners, telling his wife how ridiculous they are. delia reacts by threatening skyes with her frying pan, generating even more conflict