He [Brown] was a middle-aged, long, slim, bony, smooth-shaven, horsefaced, ignorant, stingy, malicious, snarling, fault-hunting, mote-magnifying tyrant. Twain dislikes Brown intensely. ... In "Cub Pilot on the Mississippi," Twain struggles to hold his temper when Brown gets angry.
Answer:
Simile
Explanation:
"As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods; They kill us for their sport."
This line of thought expresses both pessimism and optimism because in as much as the gods inflict pain on we mortals this is to keep mortals to obey morals in the society.
The figurative language here is Simile
Answer:
Granted John Fitch and James Rumsey achieved some success, but neither they nor their partners could match Fulton.
Explanation:
I would most likely guess c