The whole passage is an example of the authors purpose to persuade, and at least in this case, for a good purpose, which is motivating the reader.
But in the middle of the text, the use of the "evidence" persuasive technique, providing facts of people who overcame challenges, is totally clear.
In the three-way persuasive techniques approach (Ethos, pathos and logos), this historical examples would be evidence of the logos technique (logical knowledge).
Answer:
list
Explanation:
the best synonym for the word enumerate is list
Without enough money from his foster father for college, Poe's debt quickly overcame him, and he decided gambling was the way to make money. He failed miserably. On top of this, letters between Sarah Elmira Royster and himself were intercepted by her father, and, having received no communication from Edgar, she was persuaded to become engaged to another man. Poe also discovered that his foster father would not pay his gambling debts nor any further school costs. After this, Edgar began drinking seriously, he had little resistance to alcohol and easily became violent and irrational when he drank too much.
<span>Poe was not considered an alcoholic by most biographers, but he continued having problems with alcohol for the rest of his life. It is the main reason he lost many of his jobs and fiancées. Some think alcohol played a role in his death.</span>
Biting your thumb was,
B. An insult
It's the lesson the author is trying to teach you ,so it's another word for theme
