Which excerpt from the passage is the best example of understatement

Read the passage from Gulliver's Travels.

The method is this: in an acre of ground you bury, at six inches distance and eight deep, a quantity of acorns, dates, chestnuts, and other mast or vegetables, whereof these animals are fondest; then you drive six hundred or more of them into the field, where, in a few days, they will root up the whole ground in search of their food, and make it fit for sowing, at the same time manuring it with their dung: it is true, upon experiment, they found the charge and trouble very great, and they had little or no crop. However it is not doubted, that this invention may be capable of great improvement.

Which excerpt from the passage is the best example of understatement?

Read the paragraph from the Declaration of Independence.

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

Now, read the paragraph from the Declaration of Sentiments.

When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one portion of the family of man to assume among the people of the earth a position different from that which they have hitherto occupied, but one to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes that impel them to such a course.

To most effectively compare the two passages, the reader should compare

the similarities in the wording.
the origins of the two authors.
the dates the texts were written.
the differences in rhetorical appeals.

Read the excerpt from Thoughts and Sentiments.

It is therefore manifest, that something else ought yet to be done; and what is required, is evidently the incumbent duty of all men of enlightened understanding, and of every man that has any claim or affinity to the name of Christian, that the base treatment which the African Slaves undergo, ought to be abolished; and it is moreover evident, that the whole, or any part of that iniquitous traffic of slavery, can no where, or in any degree, be admitted, but among those who must eventually resign their own claim to any degree of sensibility and humanity, for that of barbarians.

Read the excerpt from Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, An African.

I am sure you will applaud me for beseeching you to give one half hour's attention to slavery, as it is at this day practised in our West Indies.—That subject, handled in your striking manner, would ease the yoke (perhaps) of many—but if only of one—Gracious God!—what a feast to a benevolent heart!—and, sure I am, you are an epicurean in acts of charity.—You, who are universally read, and as universally admired—you could not fail

In these excerpts, how is Cugoano's purpose similar to Sancho's purpose?

Like Sancho, Cugoano is asking for someone's help in passing on his message.
Like Sancho, Cugoano is hoping that some of the Africans held in captivity will be released.
Like Sancho, Cugoano is speaking out against the horrible practice of slavery.
Like Sancho, Cugoano is trying to become a widely read writer and respected philosopher.

Read the excerpt from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.

In this style, argue tyrants of every denomination, from the weak king to the weak father of a family; they are all eager to crush reason; yet always assert that they usurp its throne only to be useful. Do you not act a similar part, when you force all women, by denying them civil and political rights, to remain immured in their families groping in the dark? For surely, Sir, you will not assert, that a duty can be binding which is not founded on reason?

Which statement paraphrases Wollstonecraft's argument?

By refusing women rights, men are enslaving women in their current roles.
Men strive to be kings and fathers because they prefer leadership roles.
By ignoring women's demands, men are weakening the family structure.
Women are toiling in the dark, unaware of new laws that are being considered.

Read the excerpt from Thoughts and Sentiments.

Thanks be to God, I was delivered from Grenada, and that horrid brutal slavery.—A gentleman coming to England, took me for his servant, and brought me away, where I soon found my situation become more agreeable. After coming to England, and seeing others write and read, I had a strong desire to learn, and getting what assistance I could, I applied myself to learn reading and writing, which soon became my recreation, pleasure, and delight; and when my master perceived that I could write some, he sent me to a proper school for that purpose to learn.

Read the excerpt from Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, An African.

The first part of my life was rather unlucky, as I was placed in a family who judged ignorance the best and only security for obedience.—A little reading and writing I got by unwearied application.—The latter part of my life has been—thro' God's blessing, truly fortunate, having spent it in the service of one of the best families in the kingdom.—My chief pleasure has been books.

In these excerpts, how is Cugoano's approach similar to Sancho's approach?

Like Sancho, Cugoano demonstrates that he had a difficult beginning as an enslaved person, but then prevailed through luck and perseverance.
Like Sancho, Cugoano does not emphasize the horrors of his experiences as an enslaved person, but focuses on his good fortune instead.
Like Sancho, Cugoano is thankful to find himself currently in the service of a noble and gracious English family.
Like Sancho, Cugoano presents himself as a humble man who is thankful for all of his good fortune and reluctant to make changes.

Read the passage from Gulliver's Travels.

He has been eight years upon a project for extracting sunbeams out of cucumbers, which were to be put in phials hermetically sealed, and let out to warm the air in raw inclement summers. He told me, he did not doubt, that, in eight years more, he should be able to supply the governor's gardens with sunshine, at a reasonable rate: but he complained that his stock was low, and entreated me "to give him something as an encouragement to ingenuity, especially since this had been a very dear season for cucumbers."

Which phrase from the passage best helps the reader to identify the passage as a satire?

He has been eight years upon a project for extracting sunbeams out of cucumbers
which were to be put in phials hermetically sealed
He told me, he did not doubt, that, in eight years more, he should be able to supply the governor's gardens
but he complained that his stock was low

Read the passage from Gulliver's Travels.

The method is this: in an acre of ground you bury, at six inches distance and eight deep, a quantity of acorns, dates, chestnuts, and other mast or vegetables, whereof these animals are fondest; then you drive six hundred or more of them into the field, where, in a few days, they will root up the whole ground in search of their food, and make it fit for sowing, at the same time manuring it with their dung: it is true, upon experiment, they found the charge and trouble very great, and they had little or no crop. However it is not doubted, that this invention may be capable of great improvement.

Which excerpt from the passage is the best example of understatement?

in an acre of ground you bury, at six inches distance and eight deep, a quantity of acorns, dates, chestnuts
then you drive six hundred or more of them into the field, where, in a few days, they will root up the whole ground
they found the charge and trouble very great, and they had little or no crop
it is not doubted, that this invention may be capable of great improvement

Which excerpt from the passage is the best example of understatement in an acre of ground you bury at six inches?

How does the use of understatement in this excerpt affect this part of the scene?

Which two details are most important to include in a summary of the excerpt brainly?