Question

Please help for medal.
1. Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. According to Twain, New Englanders cannot stand poets because poets
A. criticize spring weather in New England.
B. ignore spring weather in New England.
C. try to change spring weather in New England.
D. admire spring weather in New England.

2.Which item describes an element of an author's style?
A. his or her attitude toward the audience
B. his or her use of figurative language
C. his or her viewpoint
D. his or her reason for writing

Answer 1

I also have this one: 3.Which statement best describes Twain's and Thurber's use of humorous techniques?
A. Thurber's essay relies more heavily on hyperbole than Twain's does.
B. Thurber's essay relies more heavily on understatement than Twain's does.
C. Twain's essay uses only hyperbole, while Thurber's uses only understatement.
D. Twain's essay uses only understatement, while Thurber's uses only hyperbole.