the first one is the answer :))
The correct answer is 2) Idiom
Idioms are literary devices and expression used to portray thoughts and ideas in a stylized and interesting, yet, non-literal manner. In the given sentence, the policeman is not implying that he literally "lay down the law". By "lay down the law" he means he had to take action and enforce the law. Another example of an idiom is the expression "under the weather". When someone says they are "under the weather", the meaning is not literal, what they actually mean is that they are sick or unwell.
This is from Frankenstein
Explanation:
- The novel is about a series of letters from the explorer Robert Walton to his sister Margaret. It is about his dangerous voyage to the North Pole. In his first letter he tells her about the preparations that were made for their journey.
- In the following letters he tells her that he was isolated and had no one to share his dreams. But informs her that he is confident that he will achieve his dreams.
- He explains how the ship is stuck between two sheets of ice. They find a stranger who is weak and had starved for days. He refuses to board their ship. Walton and the stranger eventually become friends.
<span>Although
I would act cheerful and jovial, my cover could have easily blown if I
had gotten too scared of the white men. I would have tried my best not
to flinch because of an action that a white man made, and try to finish
the classroom. So I wouldn't have had the time to ponder a plan to make
the white men leave the classroom or make them do something so they
would leave. If that plan failed and if something happened,
which would have led to my lessons being exposed, I would act as if I am
timid, while deep down inside of me I would have had an outrageous
outburst.
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I hope this helps! :)
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