As used in line 51, the word "irreconcilable”
most nearly means
a) incompatible.
b) compromising.
c) opposing.
d) not specific.

A)incompatible because irreconcilable me something that can not be compatible

The answer would be d

The whale was a missile blasting from beneath the surface.  2.) a majestic whale leapt skyward before diving back into the sea.    these are both figurative language. this is so because the whale in sentence "1" was not actually a missile, nor was it actually blasting. now, for sentence "2", a whale can not actually "leap".