Read the following excerpt from “raymond’s run” and answer the question.

[raymond was] “rattling the fence like a gorilla in a cage” and “then like a starts climbing up nice and easy but very ”

what literary device is being used to compare raymond’s behavior in this passage?

characterization
symbolism
juxtaposition
metaphor

The correct answer is C) juxtaposition.

The literary device that is being used to compare Raymond’s behavior in this passage is juxtaposition.

This literary device of juxtaposition allows the author to put two places, actions, ideas, characteristics, and characters, together in the text. The author intends to make comparisons. Other times it tries to contrast one aspect. That is why the author uses the juxtaposition when it writes: "Raymond was rattling the fence like a gorilla in a cage.” The reader can clearly image the comparison the author is trying to convey.  

an economic reason that the south needed a reconstruction plan is that plantations, factories, and other businesses were destroyed during the war.

was found at b)south carolina