The above quotation uses JUXTAPOSITION as a figure of speech.
Juxtaposition - a literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative<span> or a poem for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts.
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Answer:
It suggests that she did not care about his death.
Explanation:
Mrs. Wright replied in a very strange manner to the question of Mrs. Hale. She laughed and ignored much of the question asked to her. Also, in this excerpt, the word 'cold' symbolizes the fear or hard feelings. Mrs. Wright laughter is symbolic that the emotional attachment was the thing which lacked in the couple's life. She didn't lament the death of her husband rather laughed in a tough tone.
The answer to the question above is the second option: …starry skies; … From Byron's poem "<span>She Walks in Beauty", this is the phrase the contains sibilance. So in literature, sibilance is one of the literary devices that is used in poems which creates a "hissing" sound and mostly stresses on consonant sounds. Commonly, sibilants include the sounds of "es" or "sh" and "zzz" sounds.</span>
