Humanities Homework Help

1)  What kind of
narrative device does Edith Wharton use at both the beginning and the end of
Ethan Frome?

2)  What kind of
conflict describes the struggle between Ethan and Zeena over Mattie?

3) What literary
technique is exemplified by this quotation from Ethan Frome?

 “When Ethan could sweat over ’em both
from sun-up to dark he kinder choked a living out of ’em; but his folks ate up
most everything, even then, . . .”