Read the passage. Miguel sat in amazement. It was his first time in a basketball arena. He could smell the recently polished wood and hear the squeak of the players’ sneakers on the floor.
Which technique is the author using in the passage?

A. allusion

B. imagery

C. simile

D. extended metaphor

Which example from lorraine hansberry's a raisin in the sun demonstrates the idea of self-determination?

What does atticus do that makes mayella ewell think that he's making fun of her? what does this show us about mayella's life?

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here?