Allusion is the type of figurative language used here, I believe.
Answer:
In this passage, Willis is expressing that literature is a message from the past telling us about the lives of those before us. We are told that these messages are trying to tell us how we live and how we die based on others experiences. Willis tries to explain this through a concerned, yet passionate tone that urges us, the readers, to learn from the mistakes and the fortunes of the lives of people before us. We can only do this through literature, as it is the gateway to seeing how the world works.
Answer:
A.
Explanation:
Conceited means that someone is very proud or vain. The first one says that he communicates intimately with himself and when he agreed on something it was done.
She’s wondering about what is the moral proper thing to do
