The rhetorical device that <span>is used in this excerpt from Mark Twain's "The Danger of Lying in Bed" is anecdote (assuming that your options are allusion, rhetorical question, anecdote, and logic).
There is no allusion to any other text here, so that is not the correct answer. There are also no rhetorical questions - questions that don't need an answer because it is implied. I guess there is logic, but it is not a rhetorical device really. So, I'd choose anecdote, because an anecdote is a short, interesting story from someone's life, as is the case here.</span>
Answer:
Starving dogs would do anything for food they just want food and will fight with all their power.
There are also more starving dogs than sled dogs!
Explanation:
Annie´s parents seem to be sad and cheery at the same time and it could be said that she acts the same way; however, she may be relieved of her departure. At one point, her mother suggests she get married after going away; the idea that Annie refuses immediately.
What is her tone in the passage? whats words convey that attitude?
Answer:
Annie's tone in this passage is a stubborn one. The word that most conveys this tone is "refuses".
Explanation:
The tone of a text or a character, refers to the ability of the text or character to convey a type of emotion. In the case of the above excerpt, Annie is obstinate with her mother's suggestion that she marry. Annie does not wish to marry and therefore declines the proposal immediately. This conveys a feeling of obstinacy, stubbornness and firmness, which is the tone that Annie conveys to the reader.
B. because it conflicts more on the topic than the story
