Shadows stretched across the grass as evening approached, and the activity at the park waned. All that remained was a pair of fishermen, hats low and rods high, sitting on the pond’s embankment. A lone dog walker strolled toward home, and a flock of geese fluttered nervously as she passed. A few dappled rays of sun still reached through the trees, and dandelion spores danced in their light. Soon, the only sounds were the steady cries of crickets and the occasional splash-and-tug of a successful fisherman. What do the descriptive details reveal?

the popularity of the park
the fishermen’s daily routine
the dog walker’s thoughts
the peacefulness of the park

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile