4. a robbery has just been committed at the corner market in the downtown area of the city. the market owner was able to activate the alarm, and the robber fled on foot. police officers arrived a few minutes later and asked the owner, "how long ago did the robber leave? " "he left about 10 minutes ago and headed east.", the owner responded. "he’s probably ten blocks away by now.", one of the officers said to the other. "not likely", said the storeowner. "he was so stoned on drugs that i bet he’s still only within a few blocks of here! he’s probably just running in circles! "

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