Question

1. Reread this passage from Josh Billings's lecture on "Snails, Snakes, and Babies." The striped snake is one of the slippenest jobs that nature ever tured 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?


appeals to readers' emotions

the frequent use of folksy sayings

eloquent complex arguments

a reliance on multiple-meaning words​

Answer 1

b) the frequent use of folksy saying

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."

Answer 2

Option C

Step-by-step explanation:

The style of the passage here means that despite of all goodness of snakes, their head is smashed because their goodness cannot beat their bad reputation in the world. This passage bring in light two contrasting side of an individual and hence the style of comedy in the passage can be regarded as eloquent complex arguments

Hence, option C is correct