What is the literary device for the expression "How could he castigate them for what they had not caused

What statements best describes king's purpose in writing the letter?

Which best describes the author's purpose in these frames of iqbal? to describe to the reader what happened at the wedding to show iqbal's pain and confusion after his debt increased to inform the reader about how iqbal escaped from the factory to persuade the reader to pay off the debt of child laborers

In this excerpt , mr.stonecrop is compared to a mountain. how does this description relates to mr.stoncrops roll in the main conflict of the story