<span>Tom Walker, the protagonist of Washington Irving's "The Devil and Tom Walker," meets the Devil in a swampy land on his way home. Tom, having lived with an abusive wife, "had no fear of the devil." So he was comfortable around the Devil</span>
Answer:
personification
Explanation:
This sentence gives the tongue a feeling that someone has to have as a person, in this case foolishness.
Answer:
It definitely adds more meaning to the story than what was already there. I think it can definitely put you in a better place of understanding especially if you've had a loss like that. Knowing this makes me respect the book, and the writer them self more than I already did. Lovely book of I may say.
Maybe it's because we hear it from others everywhere we go. We probably use it to sound cool or to build more words in a conversation.