In this excerpt, Edwards is attempting to convince people that they need to believe in and love the Holy God. You can infer from the text that they were not appreciative enough
Answer:
A rock.
Explanation:
Eugenia Collier's short story "Marigolds," tells the story of a young girl and her family struggling to survive amidst the racist discrimination against the blacks. The story deals with themes of growing up, racism, acceptance, and understanding one's identity.
Lizabeth recalls how one night her father was so frustrated at being unable to provide enough for his family. He felt bad that his wife had to suffer and do more work while he feels helpless in not getting any job. That night, he cried while his wife consoled him. And it was at that moment that Lizabeth recalls how his father, <em>"who was the rock on which the family had been built, was sobbing like the tiniest child."</em>
Thus, Lizabeth compares her father to a rock.
Visually descriptive or figurative language
The author word choice of using words like ardour and avidity made it clear that the gentleman got very much pleasure reading based on the definitions of the two words. In fact, it's not a great stretch to say he had an addiction since it got in the way of his basic needs which is what the first sentence was basically shouting at the reader. My interpretation is that the man was to much in his thoughts to take care of himself. From that I concluded that him trying to understand the absolute meaning of Don Belianis broke his fragile state; the only thing that keep the gentleman going was his joyful understanding of complex books, but he couldn't understand a author of a great book's writing.
Answer: D. It helps you determine your audience
Pentad that was developed by Burked was known to help determine the audience by focusing on five elements such as the act, the scene, the agent, the agency or method, and the purpose. This information shall give you an idea on the type of audience you have thus make certain steps to gain their attention or further persuade them.