Paragraph number "a striking similarity between the brother and the sister now first arrested my attention; and usher, divining, perhaps, my thoughts, murmured out some few words from which i learned that the deceased and himself had been twins and that sympathies of a scarcely intelligible nature had always existed between them."

How does the oxymoron "predictable coincidence" affect the meaning of this sentence? alana made sure that bill overheard her plans for jogging that afternoon, inviting the predictable coincidence of his meeting her on the track. a) the oxymoron shows that alana was not really sure whether bill would meet her. b) the oxymoron explains why alana was attracted to bill. c) the oxymoron readers understand bill's point of view. d) the oxymoron the reader understand that the meeting was really not a coincidence.

What does the machinery in the hospital represent to the army major in the story? support your answer with textual evidence.

Through actions and conflicts of force, the plot of novel is logically brought to the the turning point in the conflict