A frosty rime was on his head, and on his eyebrows, and his wiry chin. He carried his own low temperature always about with him...(Metaphor)
I am as giddy as a drunken man
I am as merry as a school boy
I am as happy as an angel (Similies)
Answer:
Answer is D
Explanation:
A paradox contradicts itself. In the sentence Archibald's plan to win is so "stupid" it might just be "brilliant", those two words are the opposite.
It shows how humans have threatened the life of reptiles while they have lived, by also giving an example of turtles being stuck in the nets. That makes the passage more dramatic and gives the reader an effect of shame, and has left an impact/influence.