It is A. Documents that were written in the past. It is in the past therefore part of history... (had to add some extra words to give the answer lol)
C. They suggest that it is a dangerous enemy. I hoped this helped!
The central idea, or theme, of “Richard Cory” is that wealth and status don't ensure happiness.
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Answer:
Your answer would be B.
Explanation:
The rhetorical device used in the passage above is the satire. Satire is a technique used to expose and criticize the corruption of an individual or a society by means of humor, irony, and exaggeration. Satire intends to warn the public and to change people's opinions about a given subject. In this case, the satire exposes this man's coldness ("For who is there so cold that a nation's sympathy would no warm him?"/ Who so stolid and selfish that would not give his voice to swell...")
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