The best villain is probably Thanos. His motives are toward universal peace he just went about it wrong. World peace if sometihng that we want to attain. Studies have shown that their is enough food in the world to feed every one. That there is enough for every one. So killing half the population is not the answer. Thanos didn't see another way. And he was tired of seeing the universe deteriorate. So i think he is the best villain.
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Allusion is the answer. It's mentioning the river and what it's known for but not telling you the name of the river.
Shift in line 4 ("but")
Tone is something like humble, questioning...
