Which of these uses the best transition?

a. in the story “to build a fire,” the author builds suspense by showing that the man's fingers freeze instantly when he removes his glove. by repeating words and using stark descriptions, the author conveys the feeling of extreme cold.
b. another technique that the author uses in the story is irony when he reveals that the dog is, in some ways, smarter than the man.
c. there are only two main characters in “to build a fire”—the man and his dog. however, through vivid description and foreshadowing, the author reveals a third important character—the freezing weather.
d. the story “to build a fire” is a monumental example of the conflict between man and nature. revealing to us how powerless we really are against nature's great forces.

What does the first line in this stanza from old ironsides by oliver wendell holmes tell the reader about the ship

Select all the correct answers. why do authors use rhetorical devices in essays?

Read and key the following paragraph. 1"the final phase of franklin's public service is themost spectacular. 2after his return to america he waselected to the second continental congress and served withjefferson and john adams on the committee which drafted thedeclaration of independence. 3then, in 1776, he wasappointed one of the three commissioners to seek military andnaval assistance from france. 4for nearly ten years pariswas his center of operations, and, in large part because ofhis personal popularity, he secured the much-needed supportof france and spain and eventually negotiate thetreaty of paris (1783), by which england recognized americanindependence. 5when he returned to america in 1785 he wasold and ill, yet he found strength to serve as a delegate tothe constitutional convention, and to continue his work withmany humanitarian and scientific societies." type the key words for sentence's 2. 3. 4. 5.