Question

read the excerpt from daughter of invention. \sticks and stones dont break bones,\ she chanted. yoyo could tell, though, by the look on her face, it was as if one of those stones the kids had aimed at her daughters had hit her. but she always pretended they were at fault. \what did you do to provoke them? it takes two to tangle, you know.\ in this excerpt, the uniqueness of lauras speech is revealed by her grammar, rhyming words, wordiness, word usage

Explanation:

The phrase "Sticks and stones don't break bones" is a common - used idiom. Laura's use of this and other common - place sayings like "It takes two to tangle" shows her unique word usage. There is no special grammar, excessive wordiness, and the focus is not on rhyming.

Answer:

word usage