The "two parts ABCs" allusion refers to the fundamental school setting. The author wants the readers to understand how the school system prioritizes planned lessons and have students memorize information that they believe will most likely not be utilized later in life. The author expresses that this is a small part of the school experience. They also use the allusion "Where Do I Stand in the Great Pecking Order of Humankind" to refer to how teenager worrying about where they fit in. The author states that part of the majority of the school experience is finding your place in it socially.
An edict is a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. A tale is a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event,incident, or case; <span>story</span>
Whenever repetition is used, it is used to bring attention to the main point, and to make it more memorable in the listener's minds. This makes you remember this phrase more, and makes you more likely to agree with it.
<span>When he made the speech, he was standing under the statue of Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial.</span>
they try to appeal to the age group of children who are most likely to read the essay/paragraph