Which statement is true of this excerpt from "totally like whatever, you know? " "have they been, like, chopped down with the rest of the rain forest? or do we have, like, nothing to say? has society become so, like, totally . . i mean absolutely . . you know? that we've just gotten to the point where it's just, like . . whatever! " (4 points) the syntax used in these lines makes fun of the speaker and reader. the syntax used in these lines has no effect on the speaker or reader. the syntax used in these lines reflects the argument of the speaker. the syntax used in these lines opposes the argument of the speaker.

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?

Understand that amassed in paragraph 3 means

What questions should readers ask about the exposition of a story?