What device is used to modify the tone in these lines from the passage? Not long after that I was fired for writing a poem on the lid of a shoebox.

It always came upon me unawares, taking me altogether by surprise

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What device is used to modify the tone in these lines from the passage? Not long after that I was fired for writing a poem on the lid of a shoebox.

 It always came upon me unawares, taking me altogether by surprise

e.mccormick · Answer

Try asking in the English section: http://openstudy.com/study#/groups/English If nobody replies after a while, post a link into the Math Chat. Not the math section, but the chat bar on the bottom. Lot of people hang out there and you can ask if any can help.