"i'm not exactly too small-town either. i read the broadway columns. you get to know what new york boy is that way about what hollywood actress on the west coast and what starlet is currently the prettiest and who eventually, will play joan of arc. it gives you that worldly feeling."
from "sixteen," by maureen daly
the passage above includes an example of which literary technique?
1.allusion
2.connotation
3.allegory
4.metaphor

an argumentative essay presents objectively a topic and its main characteristics. besides, it states all this information and facts by giving authentic and substantiated proof to the audience. by contrast, a persuasive text purpose is to convince the audience about some facts by presenting them according to his/her emotions and feelings. the main purpose of a persuasive text is to convince the audience to agree with the author´s opinion. on the other hand, in the argumentative essay, the author leads the writer to recognize his/her point of view as the correct one.

the correct answer is "the rhythm and rhyme scheme add to an eerie and suspenseful tone". poetry is literature written in stanzas and lines that use rhythm to express feelings and ideas. poets will pay particular attention to the length, placement, and grouping of lines and stanzas. this is called form. lines or whole stanzas can be rearranged in order to create a specific effect on the reader.