Excessive wording or repeated words or thoughts.
Answer:
The author establishes q tense mood in "the lottery" by withholding information and does not reveal the true nature of the lottery until the first stone hits Tessie's head.
Answer:
The purpose of the figurative language in the excerpt is to use analogies to represent an idea of masculinity.
Okonkwo is said to be like a "roaring flame", and a roaring flame is supposed to be powerful, a synonym for masculinity.
But he is described as having a son that was "effeminante", and the figurative language used to describe the son is that of "cold, impotent ash" that was left by the "roaring flame" after it stopped burning.
He depicts his father's carefree, dismissive behavior.