Which statement best defines an allegory?

a) a literary form or technique in which humor or irony is used to criticize people’s foolishness, vices, or other shortcomings.

b) a literary form in which abstract ideas are represented by literary characters and events.

c) a literary device which employs exaggerated language to create a discrepancy between the characters and the words used.

d) a light comedy that entertains people through humorous exaggerations or improbable situations.

What did cherry mean when she said, “things are rough all over” ? the outsiders

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. she was a small woman, short and straight-waisted like a child in her brown cotton gown. her forehead was mild and benevolent between the smooth curves of gray hair; there were meek downward lines about her nose and mouth; but her eyes, fixed upon the old man, looked as if the meekness had been the result of her own will, never of the will of another. in at least one hundred words, explain how this excerpt uses explicit and implicit details to describe sarah penn.

Ineed . the main pattern of organization used for this passage is: a. time order b.list of items c. contrast d.comparison