Answer:
, but they soon realized the horror of warfare. Revised Sentence: If, at first, the boy soldiers were excited to be fighting in a battle, soon they would realize the horror of warfare
The pun is, "Santa arrived at the party just to the NICK of time." He's often referred to as "Saint Nick." The meaning of the pun, is, he made it to the party quick, or he made it just in time.
There are different evaluative questions that we can ask to that excerpt. But, one crucial point must bind these questions. The questions have to be personal. One example could be:
According to the excerpt, do you think Mr. Yallow has to be held responsible for the actions of Graciella?
Personification.
Rubs is the key word because smoke can't really rub things like a human, so it's personifying human behavior.
Hope that helps!
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