MAKRING BRAINLIST ^_^ "Twisted till" and "claw curled" are example of what poetic device
1) Repetition
2) Alilteration
3) Ryhme
4) Onomatopoeia

Author repeats "hands folded in as if he wished for something" because it

1) Encourages the readers to save a creature
2) Exaggerates the praying mantis's movement
3) Compares the author to the praying mantis
4) Makes the praying mantis seem more human

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