Read the following sentence from mark twain's life on the mississippi:
my father was a justice of the peace, and i supposed he possessed the power of life and death over all men, and could hang anybody that offended him.
which comedic technique does this sentence best illustrate?
a. understatement
b. sarcasm
c. hyperbole
d. irony

What did cherry mean when she said, “things are rough all over” ? the outsiders

Which major world event was near the birth of the modernist movement

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.