Answer: A. words
Explanation:
Rhetoric is the art of persuasion through communication. It is a form of discourse that appeals to people's emotions and logic in order to motivate or inform.
"nor how they sometimes fall short" (line 8)
I hope this is the passage you are referring to.
This poem is regarding a cat that should go home but has soo much more to do. It expresses how the cat hears the call to come home but instead continues to enjoy its own activities.
Hope this helps
