According to a different source, this question refers to the play <em>Hamlet</em> by William Shakespeare.
There are several methods that the author employs in order to create a dramatic first scene. In Act I, scene 1, Shakespeare begins the play right at the beginning of an exciting moment. The first line asks "Who's there?" and invites the reader to pay close attention immediately.
Moreover, the first scene deals with the appearance of a ghost. Not only does this introduce a mystery (who is the ghost? why is he here?) that encourages the reader to continue reading. It also creates a scary and eerie mood that draws the reader in.
Answer:
In the given passage, the word puncheon refers to a smoothed log used during summer time as this is cool.
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This extract, taken from Twain's Huckleberry Finn, is trying to create a scene, where the protagonist enters the church and finds a dog (hog) or two inside the church. He is trying to say that dogs like smooth logs to sleep on as they become very cool during the night on any summer day. Therefore, the word puncheon, here, describes a smoothed log.
Answer:
reparation for a wrong or injury.
D. Bilbo fears all Wargs because they are allies of the goblins. He is assuming that every Warg is out to get them because they are not aligned with the goblins and the Wargs are.
