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read this excerpt from the grapes of wrath:
it's our land. we measured it and broke it up. we were
born on it, and we got killed on it, died on it. even if it's no
good, it's still ours. that's what makes it ours-being born
on it, working it, dying on it.
which literary device does this passage most clearly show?

The basketball crashed against the backboard, and point guard sheena lunged for it. as she snatched the ball out of mid-air, the crowd cheered, chanting encouragement for her team, the monarchs. so far, the game had been a disaster. with 15 seconds left to go in the final quarter, the monarchs were 2 points shy of victory. what main idea do the details in the passage suggest? the point guard sheena was not a very good player. the monarchs had never lost a basketball game. the monarchs were worried about losing. the crowd was not supporting the monarchs.