The rhetorical device used in this <span>excerpt from the essay is letter C.) metaphor. The story of King Midas is used to invoke failure opposing the successful stories of Lord Rothschild and Mr. Vanderbilt in terms of wealth and possessions. Although opposite words are used, comparison is still illustrated.</span><span>
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15 = D
16 = A, because he was only paying attention to his text messages.
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A word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc is an adverb. An adverb describes a verb