Which rhetorical device is used in this excerpt from "The Danger of Lying in Bed" by Mark Twain? "If I am going to travel by rail I shan't need it. Lying at home in bed is the best thing I'm afraid of."

It's to know your purpose before you read something because a purpose can:

How do you feel about hrothgar so far? in your opinion, is he a strong or weak king? of course, defend this position.

Read the excerpt from "home front diary." jimmy simmons stopped by today to tell me that he had enlisted in the army. he asked me if i would write to him, and i said i would. i told him that i've been writing to my uncle arthur and susan's cousin john for about a year, and as an experienced correspondent i had some advice about all the censorship. "don't write down any information about your location or the number of soldiers in your unit because the censors will cut all of that away," i said. "in my experience, loose lips not only sink ships, they make letters look like snowflake decorations! ” well, he belly laughed over that one. how is the author's perspective different from jimmy's? the author has been to war and she can give jimmy advice. jimmy has become a soldier and does not believe the author’s advice. the author has experience writing to soldiers but jimmy does not. jimmy has more experience at letter writing than the author.