"i had five dogs," he said, casting about for the easiest way to temper his refusal. this statement from the passage signals a/an a) irony. b) analogy. c) flashback. d) extended metaphor.

C) flashback.

Explanation:

This statement most likely signals a flashback. A flashback is a scene that appears in a narrative in which a story moves back in time. Most of the time, the reason for a flashback to appear in the story is the fact that the author wants to expand on a particular piece of information. In this case, the author will introduce a flashback, based on his inclusion of a scene from the past.

answer: n

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explanation:

the correct answer option for this is: false.

explanation:

we are given the following statement 'hawthorne thought of himself as a novelist' which is false.

the truth is that nathaniel hawthorne thought of himself as a romancer, rather than a novelist.

though it is ironic of him of him to consider himself a romancer rather than a novelist despite of the innocent women killings in the salem witch trials which occurred in colonial massachusetts between 1692 and 1693 .