The writer uses a lot of adjectives that portray the rat as a dirty creature, and by using enumeration with the feelings, he conveys that the character is overwhelmed . Also, the use of similes helps us a visual image of the rat,maki g us feel as though we were there to experience this ourselves.
The first one is an appeal to the reader's sense of logic and the second is an appeal to the readers emotions
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