Positive Amiable has a positive connotation. Eerie has a negative connotation. Commentary has a negative connotation. Plight has a neutral connotation. Duration has a neutral connotation. Strife has a negative connotation. Ovation has a positive connotation. Maze has a negative connotation. Reimburse has a positive connotation. Clarity has a positive connotation. Scan has a neutral connotation. Bungle has a neutral connotation. Devastate has a negative connotation Gory has a negative connotation. Lumber has a neutral connotation. Inhabitants has a neutral connotation.
I think one of the literary device that Edward Field use in the telephone is : Oxymoron He used many figure of speech that contradict several existed terms in some conjunctions
The right answer would be B)Logical evidence showing that sugar farming was changing because of laws and low prices. I just read the passage and knew it was right. :) Hoped this helped