Тсиастс Раевсь" An apple is a fruit that grows on a tree. They are rounder than watermelons but not as round as cantaloupe. This is because apples have an
indentation at the top and at the bottom. Ripe apples are often deep red, though some ripe apples are green. The "meat" of an apple is white and
crunchy.
What is the main purpose of the passage?
1. to describe apples
2. to tell a story about apples
3. to list different kinds of apples
4. to persuade people to eat apples

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? irony personification metaphor simile