Answer:
Allusion
Explanation:
Allusion is the name given to a rhetorical device in which an author makes a reference to a topic from a different context. This reference is usually indirect and the readers are responsible for making the connection between the two. In this case, the author makes an allusion to Nicholas Ridley, an English Bishop and martyr, burned alive on October 16, 1555.
Because Twain's writing is very inspiring and encouraging
the answer is A - lost in the woods
A simile will always use either the word "like" or "as" to create a comparison. It's important not to mistake the statement for a metaphor, which is a comparison that typically uses words such as "is" to connect the two topics or objects.
