Which comparing and contrasting method is used in the following?
my two dogs, ruby and parker, are best friends. they spend a lot of time together.
however, they could not be more different from one another.
ruby's favorite pastime is running around the backyard. she loves to chase after tennis
balls, other dogs, and toys for hours. parker, on the other hand, prefers to sleep in the
backyard. when he goes out there, he lays under his favorite tree, napping for hours.
ruby and parker also look completely different. ruby is small, white dog with black spots,
while parker is a large, brown dog with only one color fur.
a. freewriting method
b. analysis method
c. block method
d. point-by-point method

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house