Question

read the following passage from chapter 16 of mary shelley’s frankenstein. \this was then the reward of my benevolence! i had saved a human being from destruction, and as a recompense i now writhed under the miserable pain of a wound which shattered the flesh and bone. the feelings of kindness and gentleness which i had entertained but a few moments before gave place to hellish rage and gnashing of teeth. inflamed by pain, i vowed eternal hatred and vengeance to all mankind. but the agony of my wound overcame me; my pulses paused, and i fainted.\ which literary element is best described in this passage? setting simile personification plot

Explanation:

The passage describes the emotional and narrative events (the pain from a wound, the shift in feelings to hatred) which are part of the plot (the sequence of events in a story). Setting refers to time/place, simile is a comparison using "like/as", and personification gives human traits to non - human things; neither of these match the passage's focus on events.

Answer:

plot (the option labeled "plot")