Horatio herbert kitchener, 1st earl kitchener, was one of the media stars of the first world war. the famous recruitment poster has him pointing straight at us in full uniform, finger in the foreground, handlebar moustache not far behind, with the words 'your country needs you'. which technique does the author use to engage the reader? a ) the author asks a question. b ) the author gives an anecdote. c ) the author uses a quotation. d ) the author provides a description.

The correct answer is D) The author provides a description. Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener was a senior British Army officer and colonial administrator famous for winning his imperial campaigns, and most importantly his scorched earth policy against the Boers and his establishment of concentration camps during the Second Boer War, and then he played a very important role in the First World War. The author provides a full description to make the reader wonder how the poem relates the topic of the passage.

the group received an extra pound of butter for christmas.

the annex was delighted to hear that we'll all be receiving an extra quarter pound of butter for christmas.

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