The first sentence is an example of A. a rhetorical question
B. parallelism
C. irony

identify rhetorical devices what to the American slave is your Fourth of July? Frederick Douglass. Edge 20 21

"this year she had the extra joy of showing it to her small brother, and of terrifying him as well as herself. when they had done this many times they came back to the house to tell everybody that they had done it. he boasted. she mocked. they squabbled." how does julia feel about her little brother? does she love him? hate him? find him an annoyance? be sure you read what is implied by their reactions to each other.

Which sentence contains an allusion? a. pamela and her twin are as alike as two peas in a pod, and they do everything together. b. pamela has a weakness for chocolates, which she says she's had since early childhood. c. pamela's face was as white as a ghost when she learned the shocking news about her brother. d. pamela's backyard looks like the garden of eden, with dozens of green and lush plants. e. pamela found herself trapped between a rock and a hard place, and she didn't know what to do.

Which describes the purpose of storytelling? a. to entertain and to teach new ideas b. to inspire religious feelings and to honor ancestry c. to communicate, to explain natural events, and to record history d. to create art, to describe emotions, and to frighten supernatural forces