The elements used in the excerpt are the following:
- Characterization: It is the act of describing the characters in literature.
- Mood: It is a literary device that has to do with the emotional feeling caused in readers by a literary work.
- Foreshadowing: It is a literary device that refer to the use of words or phrases that give the readers clues regarding a future event.
- Irony: In literature, it refers to the use of words in such a way that the meaning implied is different from the literal meaning.
- Imagery: It refers to the use of descriptive language.
Answer:
Having left the arid, chemical-laden, dying Earth for a yearlong assignment, Ishmael awakens from stasis already on the Pequod, a ship in the middle of the ocean on a planet called Cretacea. He’s never seen an ocean before—nor rain, nor plants, nor solid food, nor nonhuman animals like the sea creatures this ship is hunting. He needs money to buy his foster parents passage off of Earth, but Capt. Ahab’s singular, manic focus on killing the Great Terrafin (think: white whale) prevents the crew from harvesting other sea animals, despite the profit they offer. Strasser crams in a lot: post-apocalyptic Earth, ship life, enthusiastic and bloody sea hunting, time travel, naturally occurring opioids, pirates, stereotypically simple-hearted islanders, inexplicable and pointless dialects, and a blind man who smells information. The rusty, old Pequod is powered by nuclear reactor, and technological gadgets—tablets, magnetic levitation, drones that track sea life—make strange bedfellows for harpoons and people unaware of the concept of reading. Despite the science-fiction premise—including a surprise late reveal—this has a pure adventure core; Ishmael undergoes no emotional growth arc whatsoever, and his characterization comes straight from lost-heir fantasy.
As in Williamsburg? If so...
The plot of this story was about a fictional Virginia planter, John Fry (Jack Lord), who became a member of Virginia's House of Burgesses. He gradually loses his ties with the pro-British faction and casts his lot with the rebels.
Hope this helps, haven't read the story in years.
Your answer is C Hope this helps