What events are rerffered to in the first four stanzas of the rivers merchants wife

he has become more humble and patient in battle.

rhetoric is the art of effective, persuasive speaking or writing.

it depends on the natural disaster. a good one you can choose are hurricanes. water vapor is the "gas" and warm fronts are the "spark". because of the global warming that humans have caused with green house gases, hurricanes have become more frequent and stronger, making them more dangerous.