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Read the following description: She had the face of a battlefield after a thorough thrashing by the passage of time. There were scars and damage and the fallout of living, but in her eyes was something gentle that it took some time to see. What are two literary themes that can be identified in this description? A. The uselessness of vanity and the value of kindness B. The cruelty of time and the importance of integrity C. The arrogance of the elderly and the value of self-image D. The inevitability of aging and the importance of patience

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D. The inevitability of aging and the importance of patience

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The description provided is rich in metaphor and imagery, which are common literary devices. The themes that can be identified from this description are the inevitability of aging, represented by the "battlefield" metaphor and the "passage of time", and the importance of patience, suggested by the phrase "it took some time to see". The themes of vanity, kindness, cruelty, integrity, arrogance, and self-image are not directly addressed in the description.

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