Answer:
irony is the poetic device
The answer would be C because of the language of the excerpt.
Was is the linking verb (all forms of "be" are), state, told, and appeared are other verbs
Answer:
“The animals were shocked beyond measure to learn that even Snowball could be guilty of such an action.”
“Almost immediately the footprints of a pig were discovered in the grass.”
“Napoleon snuffed deeply at them and pronounced them to be Snowball's.”
Explanation:
The evidence that best supports inference that napoleaon is falsely accusing snowball of destroying the windmil is these.
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