14. read the following lines from "the third bank of the river." "father, you have been out there long enough. you are old . . come back, you don't have to do it anymore . . come back and i'll go instead. right now, if you want. any time. i'll get into the boat. i'll take your place." which of the following stylistic elements is used by the writer in these lines? (1 point) a. allusion b. hyperbole c. irony d. paradox

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community