The first two sentences of the story, "I was saved from sin when I was going on thirteen. But not really saved" is an example of a) imagery

b) hyperbole

c) paradox

d) figurative language

What effect is achieved by the use of the phrase "as the devil would have it" in the second sentence?

Which is not among the style choices a writer would use, if he or she is trying to establish a formal writing style/

What does manns conclusion in "coming of age in the dawnland" indicate about how the settlements and people of sixteenth-century new england reacted to the increasing presence of europeans?