Reread this passage from Josh Billings's lecture on "Snails, Snakes, and Babies." The striped snake is one of the slipperiest jobs that nature ever turned loose.
They travel on the lower side of themselves, and can slip out of sight like blowing out a candle.
They were made for some good purpose, but I never have been informed for what, unless it
was to have their heads smashed.
They are said to be innocent, but they have got a bad reputation, and all the innocence in the
world won't cure a bad reputation.
Which style of comedy does the passage demonstrate?
the frequent use of folksy sayings
O a reliance on multiple-meaning words
O appeals to readers' emotions
eloquent, complex arguments

Kwan gazed out at her brother and heard his shrieks of delight as he tried to direct their marvelous flying creation. she watched it wheel, spin, and dive—a wild, colorful bird putting on an aerial display. its gold and red crepe-paper wings fluttered in the air, mimicking the flight of a predatory bird surveying the landscape for prey. it swooped and dived, perhaps discovering a possible meal, and then went airborne again to avoid the rocky terrain below. min was the falconer, guiding his bird on its path through the sky, not yet ready to call it back to the ground. but kwan grew concerned when she looked out at the dark, threatening clouds beginning to roll in off the water. when she saw the streaks of lightning within the cloud formation, she pointed to the distant storm and called out to her little brother to bring in the kite. min nodded and rolled in the kite string, bringing his bird home. “let’s go,” kwan told her brother and put her arm around him to fold him safely under her wing as they both held onto the kite. “it’s time to go home.” how does the extended metaphor in paragraph 3 affect the mood of this passage? a-it creates a feeling of silliness that captures the absurd humor of the situation. b- it creates a sense of tranquility to match the feelings of min at this point. c-it creates a feeling of fear over what may happen if the kite crashes. d-it creates a sense of awe and wonder at min's mastery of the kite.