Passage: also, he gives the impression that it was only he who really climbed it on his own, and that he then practically pulled me, so that i “finally collapsed exhausted at the top, like a giant fish when it has just been hauled from the sea after a terrible struggle.” since then i have heard plenty about that “fish,” and i admit i do not like it.
5. how is sarcasm used in this passage? identify and explain it.
6. what effect does using this literary device have on the passage? explain.