Read the passage. on what wings dare he aspire? what the hand dare seize the fire? which best explains the use of literal and figurative language in the passage? a. it is literal; the passage describes what actually happens. b. it is figurative; the passage describes what actually happens. c. it is literal; the passage contains words that alter the usual meaning. d. it is figurative; the passage contains words that alter the usual meaning.

Read the excerpt from "politics and the english language" by george orwell. by this morning’s post i have received a pamphlet dealing with conditions in germany. the author tells me that he "felt impelled” to write it. i open it at random, and here is almost the first sentence that i see: "[the allies] have an opportunity not only of achieving a radical transformation of germany’s social and political structure in such a way as to avoid a nationalistic reaction in germany itself, but at the same time of laying the foundations of a cooperative and unified europe.” which statement is correct? orwell uses an example and statistical evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses an example and a quotation for evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses hypothetical and factual evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses hypothetical and statistical evidence in this excerpt.