Question

what literary device is being used in the highlighted passages of sections 5-6?
personification: the tiger is given human - like characteristics
simile: the tiger and the lady are compared using \like\
juxtaposition: the gruesome death by tiger is contrasted with the beautiful lady

Explanation:

This question refers to the common literary devices in The Lady, or the Tiger?. Juxtaposition is the device that contrasts two opposing ideas or images, and sections 5-6 of the text focus on the stark contrast between the violent death by tiger and the idealized, beautiful lady as two opposing fates. Personification does not apply here as the tiger is not given human traits, and no simile using "like" is present in these sections.

Answer:

juxtaposition: the gruesome death by tiger is contrasted with the beautiful lady