The right answer is "A. The clergy "
You should be referring to the quote from "The Canterbury Tales" where the word gold is used to represent the clergy in all its purity that leaves it in such a high standard that nothing can reach it, just as gold can not be attained by rust.
Answer:
pathos
Explanation:
The rhetorical technique used here is is pathos.
Pathos is a rhetorical technique which appeals to the emotions of the audience. It is actually used to invoke feelings of the audience.
We see that in the statement, the speaker said "I do not think, comrades, that I shall be with you for many months longer, before I die,..." Such statement will invoke the emotions of the audience. The speaker's statement about his death actually arouses a feeling of pity and sorrow in the audience.
pets are for cuddle, food ,play, and bath time
Explanation:
Inveterate in statement 1 means habitual as the definition says always existing, practice, etc. In statement 2, pensively means thoughtfully as the definition says dreamily or suggestively. In statement 3, banal means trite as its definition also says not original or not fresh.
