9.) read the excerpt below and answer the question. evergreen trees wore a dusty coat of brown. the birds were silenced in the forest, and the world lay panting under the live, vibrating heat. what literary device does achebe employ in this excerpt from chapter 14 of things fall apart? a. irony b. personification c. simile d. symbolism

the correct answer is c. he speculates on what might happen at given points in the future in a world without people. alan h. weisman is an american author, professor, and journalist. authors organize their information with a purpose. they present their ideas in an organized way. this is called text structure. weisman uses text structure so as to improve overall comprehension and to prove his points.