I don't know if there are multiple options to choose from. But as an in-text citation according to MLA style, we would reference like this (Wysocki et al. 123). Wysocki et al. goes for the last name of the main author, and 123 goes for the page number (it is just an example). When the reader sees this reference, they will easily find the full details in the bibliography.
Many a singer far better than this absurd fop had been driven amid execration and abuse from the platform." Is the sentence that really shows mockery the best. While the author was praising him for what he was doing in the beginning it ends with such a mocking tone it changes the way you look at the rest of the reading.
Answer: Personification
Explanation: She's telling that id doesn't last long but is still beautiful just like our lives.
