Read the excerpt from notes of a native son. the only white people who came to our house were welfare workers and bill collectors. it was almost always my mother who dealt with them, for my father’s temper, which was at the mercy of his pride, was never to be trusted. it was clear that he felt their very presence in his home to be a violation: this was conveyed by his carriage, almost ludicrously stiff, and by his voice, harsh and vindictively polite. which figurative language device does baldwin use to emphasize his father’s frequent lack of control over his intense anger? he uses the personification “at the mercy of his pride.” he uses the alliteration “conveyed by his carriage.” he uses the metaphor “presence in his home to be a violation.” he uses the paradox “vindictively polite.”

The figurative language device Baldwin uses to emphasize his father's frequent lack of control over his intense anger is the following one:

He uses the paradox "vindictively polite".

A paradox is a figurative language device used when one wants to convey contradictory feelings. It has to do with absurdity, as in "vindictively polite". Baldwin's father spoke to the white people who came into his house politely. However, this politeness of his was often betrayed by his inner core of anger, which could somehow be noticed in his tone of voice. Baldwin's father's vindictively politeness can be compared to Hannibal Lecter's: (Elegant British accent- speaking serenely) "Bows in or bows out, like Judas?"). Note: Hannibal does not use a paradox here, since it is not figurative, but literal language.

Which figurative language device does Baldwin use to emphasize his father’s frequent lack of control over his intense anger?

The answer would be the last choice.

He uses the paradox "vindictively polite."

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