This quote is from st. augustine's discussion of
the folly of philosophy
the nature of god
divine punishment
time

usually, a falcon can kill an owl, and horses don't normally eat each other.

while his customary satire is present in mark twain's short story "the notorious jumping frog of calaveras county," there is a cloaking of this satire as twain's narrator is not directly involved. another literary device that you could build a thesis around is the use by twain of hyperbole.

mark as brainilest

because they were not just any seashells they were sally's seashells