Early in the novel, Tom's Aunt Polly says the following:

"I ain't doing my duty by that boy, and that's the Lord's truth, goodness knows. Spare the rod and spile the child, as the good book says. I'm a-laying up sin and suffering for us both, I know."

What is Aunt Polly's speech an example of?

A.
Twain's use of satire

B.
Twain's use of theme

C.
Twain's use of humor

D.
Twain's use of dialect

Question

Early in the novel, Tom's Aunt Polly says the following: 

"I ain't doing my duty by that boy, and that's the Lord's truth, goodness knows. Spare the rod and spile the child, as the good book says. I'm a-laying up sin and suffering for us both, I know." 

What is Aunt Polly's speech an example of?
 
 A.
Twain's use of satire
 
 B.
Twain's use of theme
 
 C.
Twain's use of humor
 
 D.
Twain's use of dialect

anonymous · Answer

Do you know what all of these mean? Like do you know the meaning of satire?