Question

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Reread this passage from Josh Billings's lecture on "Snails, Snakes, and Babies."

The striped snake is one of the slipperiest jobs that nature ever turned loose.

They travel on the lower side of themselves, and can slip out of sight like blowing out a candle. They were made for some good purpose, but I never have been informed for what, unless it was to have their heads smashed.

They are said to be innocent, but they have got a bad reputation, and all the innocence in the world won’t cure a bad reputation.

Which style of comedy does the passage demonstrate?
a reliance on multiple-meaning words
appeals to readers' emotions
the frequent use of folksy sayings
eloquent, complex arguments

Answer 1

c) the frequent use of folksy sayings

Step-by-step explanation:

Throughout his brief career as a writer, his approach was always folksy sayings; he even taught this to Mark Twain. The following is a sample of some of his lines:

"Man iz the only kreature that laffs, Angels dont, Animals kant, and Devils wont. Man iz the only kreaure that laffs, Angels dont, Animals kant, and Devils wont."