Read the passage. melissa is decorating a pair of jeans in art class. she decides to use all the craft supplies to decorate it. she adds glitter, sequins, beads, and rhinestones. when melissa has finished, she is disappointed because the clothing looks messy. “sometimes, less is more,” she sighs. which literary device is the author using? irony paradox hyperbole allegory

1. a poem that tells a story irony 2. taking on human characteristics narrative 3. a direct comparison between two things personification 4. words that are opposite the thoughts in a speaker's mind simile 5. implied comparison introduced with "as" and "like idiom 6. one's own manner of speaking metaphor

“third, all reviewers have a bias – no matter how impartial they try to be, opinions on movies are just that: opinions. this isn’t necessarily a bad thing: if you read a review by a critic that you know prefers foreign films, you know how seriously you should take his scathing critique of ironman.” according to this passage, all reviewers a. prefer foreign films c. have bias b. hated the movie ironman d. refuse to watch popular films

Plz asap read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. how does the word "merely" affect the meaning of the sentence? a- it suggests that asking people to subscribe to the washington times is something negative. b- it implies that obtaining ten signatures is not a requirement for receiving a prize. c- it downplays the fact that to win the prize, children must ask people to subscribe to the washington times. d- it emphasizes that children receive the prize only if they obtain ten signatures.