surely a work of art - high and delicate art - and only an artist can tell it, but no art is necessary in…

surely a work of art - high and delicate art - and only an artist can tell it, but no art is necessary in telling the comic and do it. the art of telling a humorous story - understand, i mean by word of mouth, not print - was created in america, and\nthe humorous story is told gravely; the teller does his best to conceal the fact that he even dimly suspects that there is\nthe teller of the comic story tells you beforehand that it is one of the funniest things he has ever heard, then tells it with\nperson to laugh when he gets through. it is a pathetic thing to see.\n-mark twain, how to tell a story - wikipedia content\nbased on the tone and content of the passage we can conclude that the author (twain) likely considers himself\na. a comedian who wishes to one day be a master story - teller.\nb. a journalist unconcerned with eliciting humor in his own writing.\nc. a highly skilled humorous story - teller.\nd. witty above all else.\ne. a writer who is embarrassed by the american story - telling tradition.

surely a work of art - high and delicate art - and only an artist can tell it, but no art is necessary in telling the comic and do it. the art of telling a humorous story - understand, i mean by word of mouth, not print - was created in america, and\nthe humorous story is told gravely; the teller does his best to conceal the fact that he even dimly suspects that there is\nthe teller of the comic story tells you beforehand that it is one of the funniest things he has ever heard, then tells it with\nperson to laugh when he gets through. it is a pathetic thing to see.\n-mark twain, how to tell a story - wikipedia content\nbased on the tone and content of the passage we can conclude that the author (twain) likely considers himself\na. a comedian who wishes to one day be a master story - teller.\nb. a journalist unconcerned with eliciting humor in his own writing.\nc. a highly skilled humorous story - teller.\nd. witty above all else.\ne. a writer who is embarrassed by the american story - telling tradition.

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The passage emphasizes the art of telling a humorous story, stating "only an artist can tell it" and describes the proper way (telling gravely). This implies the author sees himself as skilled in this art. Option C aligns as it refers to being a "highly skilled humorous story - teller". Option A: No indication of wanting to be a master (already implies skill). Option B: Passage is about story - telling (humorous), not journalism. Option D: "Witty above all else" is too broad; focus is on story - telling skill. Option E: No mention of embarrassment about American tradition.

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C. A highly skilled humorous story - teller