Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

"good god almighty! " antinous cut the beggar short.
"what spirit brought this pest to plague our feast? "
back off! into the open, clear of my table, or you,
you'll soon land in an egypt, cyprus, to break your heart!
what a brazen, shameless "

what literary term would you use to describe this quotation?

epic simile
dramatic irony
character foil
protagonist

Ronald sees that his employer's stock has grown from $20 a share to $60 a share this year, while most stocks have seen only 5% growth. his employer offers to let him convert a large portion of his salary into stock options. what is not a valid reason to turn down the stock offer? select the best answer from the choices provided. a. stocks with high returns have high volatility, and ronald's company may not grow further. b. ronald may be taxed more for capital gains than he would be for employment income. c. stock options are illiquid, and ronald may not be able to use them to pay for unexpected bills. d. ronald would be committing stock fraud if he exercises the options.

1. imaginary persons in a novel believable characters 2. characterization long prose narrative 3. real in the fictional world of the novel creation of characters 4. the novel world of fiction 5. world of the novel characters i need the answer

Satire can best be defined as the literary form or technique in which and are used to criticize one's vices.