I think based on the extract the answer would be C because it shows how hard the poet must work?
He says this because he is discussing the Fourth of July -- Independence Day.
Douglass says, however, that not everyone is independent. Some Americans, he reasons, are far from independent -- namely slaves. It is ironic that, on a day Americans celebrate freedom, a large portion of the population is anything but free.
A. He Felt He Had Spent Enough Time There.
Answer:
The sentence that is an example of a paradox is the following one: She tried to quiet the silence (D). Explanation: Paradox means "contrary to expectations or existing belief".