the answer is b...........................................................
Answer:
The tone is that of despair. An informal diction, as well as figurative speech, were used by the author and that, can be seen in these two examples;
a. The years took all the fight out of Janie's face
b. She was a rut in the road.
Explanation:
Diction is the word-choice of an author. It could be informal or formal depending on the topic of discussion. The author in this excerpt used informal diction and figurative language to describe the feeling of despair that Janie felt. This can be seen in the following expressions;
a. The years took all the fight out of Janie's face: This was used to show the dejection and depression Janie felt because of the constant disagreements between her and Jody.
b. She was a rut in the road: This is not to be understood literally, rather, just as a rut was deep and was caused by the constant passage of the wheels of a vehicle so was Janie whose essence could not be seen as a result of her outward pains and continuous struggles through the years.
The correct answer is - A large Hindu village on a major river.
The people that practice Hinduism are not having the same way of saying goodbye and expressing respect to the dead as in the other major religions. While most of the religions have it as a rule that the people should be buried in a cemetery, often with the presence and blessing of a priest, the Hindus are not like that. In the Hinduism the people that passed away are cremated. The cremation takes place on the biggest river in the area, with the river having a big religious symbolism. The leftovers from the body form the cremation are dispersed into the river which should take that persons soul into the other world.
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