Read the excerpt from Notes of a Native Son. The only white people who came to our house were welfare workers and bill collectors. It was almost always
mother who dealt with them, for my father's temper, which was at the mercy of his pride, was never to be
trusted. It was clear that he felt their very presence in his home to be a violation: this was conveyed by his
carriage, almost ludicrously stiff, and by his voice, harsh and vindictively polite.
Which figurative language device does Baldwin use to emphasize his father's frequent lack of control over his intense
anger?
O He uses the personification "at the mercy of his pride."
He uses the alliteration "conveyed by his carriage."
He uses the metaphor "presence in his home to be a violation."
He uses the paradox "vindictively polite."

He uses the paradox "vindictively polite."

Explanation:

Regarding to the question, the figurative language device used by Baldwin to emphasize the man's lack of control over his anger was vindictively polite.

This is because, in the excerpt, the man's voice was extremely harsh while at the same time happens to be vindictively polite. The two words harsh and polite happens to be paradox to each other.

innocence can be defined as the lack of sin, relating it with the lack of guilt, also it can be a synonime of naivety. most people agree that sins are made out of experiences, intentionally or not, as well as you stop being naive once certain things happen to you throughout your life. so, with this explained, the chosen answers are:

when the boy saw the effects of war, he no longer viewed life as innocent.

the loss of innocence is a result of gaining experience and making mistakes.

one way to define innocence is as a lack of worldly experience or sophistication.