Here are the answers as to why an author includes dialect in a story: to allude to a character’s regional background; to allude to a character’s social background; and <span>to add to the cultural context of a story’s setting. When we say dialect, this is the specific form of language that is used by someone who is from a specific region. In other words, this is called as a local language or vernacular. When this is added in a story, this gives it a more culturally specific form of approach. </span>
The correct answers are options B, C and D.
Marco Polo's cultural context are represented first in the quote about the malik of Homuz who had a castle. <em>Malik </em>means <em>king </em>in Arabic, and the Kingdom of Hormuz existed in the Persian Gulf between the 10th and 17th centuries.
Secondly, the cite about ships which made voyages in twenty days also refers to the cultural framework of Polo's time.
Finally, there is a reference to Saracen people, a term used to mention Muslims in the Middle Ages.
The stylistic element used in the passage is incongruity. It is a form of satire or humor. Incongruity is used in an unsuitable time. For example, If a man were in a court room and belched loudly while receiving his sentence, that would be a use of incongruity. Another example would be if at a royal wedding the groom's pants fell down in the middle of the ceremony.
<span>Soto build a central idea of his story in the excerpt b</span>y demonstrating how the way Carolyn’s family lives is familiar to him. With this, he lends support to the idea that people from different cultures can also share a culture.
