I believe the answer is both the speech and poem are equal when it comes to use of pathos because throughout both of them, they use emotional words to play with the reader's heartstrings.
Answer:
NO
Explanation:
to lead
a CONDUCTor LEADs a band. apply that here.
I was able to grab the rope just as the canoe full of kittens was slipping away
it is the most exciting point
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