What rhetorical device is used in this excerpt from mark twain's "the danger of lying in bed"?

the man in the ticket-office said:

"have an accident insurance ticket, also? "

"no," i said, after studying the matter over a little. "no, i believe not; i am going to be traveling by rail all day today. however, tomorrow i don't travel. give me one for tomorrow."

the man looked puzzled. he said:

"but it is for accident insurance, and if you are going to travel by rail—"

"if i am going to travel by rail i sha'n't need it. lying at home in bed is the thing i am afraid of."

Can someone me look back at "the chrysanthemums" and write down at least two specific moments where the ranch or garden setting you understand something about elisa, and then at least two specific moments where the road setting does the same. write a few sentences to describe what's happening in each moment and how the interplay of character and setting us understand this person.

Which of the following is a correct definition of an indicative verb in a sentence? a. indicates a hypothetical stateb. indicates a state of questioningc. indicates a commandd. indicates a state of reality

Read the following poem carefully, and then answer the questions that follow. sonnet 73 by william shakespeare that time of year thou mayst in me behold when yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang upon those boughs which shake against the cold, bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. in me thou seest the twilight of such day as after sunset fadeth in the west, which by and by black night doth take away, death's second self, that seals up all in rest. in me thou see'st the glowing of such fire that on the ashes of his youth doth lie, as the death-bed whereon it must expire consumed with that which it was nourish'd by. this thou perceivest, which makes thy love more strong, to love that well which thou must leave ere long. comprehension what seasonal images do you see in this poem? how do these images contribute to the poem's tone of loss and sadness?