How do you evaluate the evidence and reasoning presented in a speech?

Which three sentences in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that the author's tone is mocking?

What favorite memory did the giver share with jonas? in the giver.

What is the rhyme scheme in this excerpt from longfellow's, "the tide rises, the tide falls? " (10 points) the tide rises, the tide falls, the twilight darkens, the curlew calls; along the sea-sands damp and brown the traveler hastens toward the town, and the tide rises, the tide falls.