5. Why does Iktomi pray to Inyan, the great-grandfather, at the beginning of "Iktomi's Blanket"? O He is cold because he has given away his blanket.
O He is hungry after the wolves ate his duck feast.
He is remorseful for foolishly telling the wolves about the ducks.
He needs a plan to deceive and kill the ducks.

He is hungry after the wolves ate his duck feast.

Explanation:

Iktomi prayed to Inyan, the great-grandfather at the beginning of "Iktomi's Blanket" because he was hungry after the wolves ate his duck feast.

From the book, Iktomi's Blanket, Iktomi is left without food after his meal was devoured by the wolves, so he decided to pray to Inyan to help him because he was hungry and he also made an offering of his blanket, as it was the only thing he had to give.

Rhetorical describes it best because it focuses on the artistic elements that are needed to move an audience.

Explanation:

Literary theory can be defined as a strategic technique used for studying the nature of literature, as well as analyzing it. There are different types of literary theory and these includes;

I. Moral criticism (mimetic).

II. Expressive theory.

III. Psychoanalytic criticism.

IV. Rhetorical.

A dramatic construction refers to a collection of actions or activities that are invested into a literary work or play so as to make it successful.

Hence, the type of theory which best describes dramatic construction is a rhetoric because it focuses on the artistic elements that are needed to move an audience. It comprises of forms, venues, composition, producers, means, audiences, criticism of discourse, effects, means, etc.