In paragraph 9, what the phrase "drew him on by artful questions" means is that he questioned him to try to gain privileged information.
He had to find out some information that was very important to him, so he started questioning him furtively so as to get to the bottom of things.
Dickens'
humor permeates the very structure of his novels. Almost every person or event
gets Dickens comic touch, and how much he will be allocated, depending on the
nature of the phenomenon, from the role that plays one or another character in
the overall structure of the narrative.
<span>The comic
element of the works of Charles Dickens uses the full range of shades, ranging
from subtle irony and ending with caustic sarcasm, but in most cases Dickens used irony.</span>
1- simile
explanation: it is relating the person to the feather, both being light, while using LIKE or AS. it is still giving the person its own identity while comparing it.
2- metaphor
explanation: it is immediately calling the girl a rocket ship, without LIKE or AS, meaning it’s relating her to it without giving the girl her own identity.
3- simile
explanation: it is relating the person to a diamond, both being shiny, while using LIKE or AS. it is still giving the person its own identity while comparing it.
4- allusion
explanation: it is indirectly referring the person’s dancing to another identity who dances as well.
5- personification
explanation: it is comparing the parking place to something non-human, as a way to express the person’s feelings about it more.
