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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

The style of comedy that the passage demonstrates is: the frequent use of folksy sayings.

What are Folksy Sayings?

Folksy sayings refer to speech types that good old statements that become entrenched in the language of a people. In the passage above, we come across some of such sayings.

Examples are;  "blowing out a candle," and  "nature ever turned loose." They add to the funny tone of the passage.

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