Which literary device does Hurston use in this quote from the novel?

Dr. Heidegger's Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne tells the story of how a scientist used his four friends in an experiment about water from the fountain of youth. And in their greed to stay young, the 'subjects' fought which resulted in the vase being broken.

The first paragraph of the story introduces the characters or the guests for the experiment. The first is Mr. Medbourne, "now little better than a mendicant", Colonel Killigrew who "had wasted his best years, and his health and substance, in the pursuit of sinful pleasures, which had given birth to a brood of pains, such as the gout, and divers other torments of soul and body". Then there is Mr. Gascoigne, "a ruined politician, a man of evil fame" and "the withered gentlewoman, whose name was the Widow Wycherly".

The way the narrator describes these four guests is more of a condescending tone than a happy or agreeable tone. So, we can infer that his tone towards them is a disapproving one.

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Define the grotesque

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One definition of grotesque is very ugly. It's origin is actually Italian. Another definition is odd or unnatural its shape or appearance. Grotesque is a noun.

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Pronunciation: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. bulky B. earbud C.

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1. Debut is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

2. Cleaned is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

3. Passionate is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

4. Imitate is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

5. Benefit is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

6. Reliable is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

7. Honest is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

8. Indent is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

In this question, we use Oral English transcription of words to identify the option that is odd from the rest of the given options.

In Oral English, transcription of words involves pronunciation of the words, then carefully writing them down as pronounced.

From the parameters given, we have:

A. bulky → /b∧lki/
B. earbud → /iəb∧d/
C. debut → /dεbju:/
D. judge → /dʒʌdʒ/

Debut is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

A. travelled /ˈtrav(ə)ld/
B. played /pleɪd/
C. cleaned /kliːnd/
D. wanted /ˈwɒntɪd/

Cleaned is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

A. educate /ˈɛdjʊkeɪt/
B. debate /dɪˈbeɪt/
C. passionate /ˈpaʃ(ə)nət/
D. state /steɪt/

Passionate is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

A. passionate /ˈpaʃ(ə)nət/
B. imitate /ˈɪmɪteɪt/
C. fortunate /ˈfɔːtʃ(ə)nət/
D. approximate /əˈprɒksɪmət/

Imitate is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

A. biography /bʌɪˈɒɡrəfi/
B. benefit /ˈbɛnɪfɪt/
C. breadwinner /ˈbrɛdwɪnə/
D. bacteria /bækˈtɪəriə/

Benefit is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

A. intestine /ɪnˈtɛstɪn/
B. spine /spaɪn/
C. reliable /rɪˈlaɪəbəl/
D. digestive /dɪˈdʒɛs tɪv/

Reliable is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

A. household /haʊsˌhoʊld/
B. honest /'ɒnɪst/
C. handicapped /ˈhandɪkæpt/
D. headphone /hɛdˌfoʊn/

Honest is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

A. development /dɪˈvɛləpm(ə)nt/
B. indent /ɪnˈdɛnt/
C. establishment /ɛˈstablɪʃm(ə)nt/
D. employment /ɛmˈplɔɪm(ə)nt/

Indent is the one that is pronounced differently from the others.

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