A. In literature, figurative language is not meant to be taken literally.
b. In literature, figurative language is meant to be taken literally.
c. In literature, figurative language is understood literally.
d. In literature, figurative language is best taken literally.
The answer is B.
Based on the excerpt from Leo Tolstoy's "How Much Land Does a Man Need?", the author uses <span>the character of the Devil as an antagonist. This is because the Devil, after hearing the conversation between the woman and her husband, decided to give the man enough land to corrupt him and make him follow his evil ways. </span>