Write one example of each device( more specifically allusion, the nuances of words and rhetorical question) used in a 21st century context.

Read the passage: canines may not be the deepest thinkers in the world. but perhaps that's for the best. the life of a dog—sitting alone all day, waiting for everyone to come home—can be pretty boring. super-smart animals would probably get totally stressed out, says university of pennsylvania researcher james serpell. look at it this way: if dogs were any smarter, they probably wouldn't choose to hang around with us. which best describes the tone of the passage?

What does twain find ironic and hypocritical about human patriotism?

The dragon wakes is a metaphor for a big event; what is the event how does moonshadows belief about dragons him understand what is happening