Excerpt from: Life on the Mississippi
Mark Twain
THERE was no use in arguing with a person like this. I promptly put such a strain on my memory that by and by even the shoal water and the countless crossing-marks began to stay with me. But the result was just the same. I never could more than get one knotty thing learned before another presented itself. Now I had often seen pilots gazing at the water and pretending to read it as if it were a book; but it was a book that told me nothing. A time came at last, however, when Mr. Bixby seemed to think me far enough advanced to bear a lesson on water-reading. So he began—
What conclusion can you make from the first paragraph?
A) Mr. Bixby dislikes the narrator.
B) The narrator is angry with Mr. Bixby.
C) The narrator thinks Mr. Bixby is stubborn.
D) Mr. Bixby thinks the narrator is stubborn.
C) The narrator thinks Mr. Bixby is stubborn.
Answer:
The answer is Option B. it contains a great deal of repetition.
Explanation:
A dramatic dialogue is defined as a literary device used in an attempt to make known a character's deepest thoughts and feelings to the reader through a poem or a speech. Often, these thoughts and feelings are unidentified not only by the reader, but also by other characters of the poem or story. It con be described as exciting, conflict-driven, colorful, realistic.
Entertaining someone means to capture their attention.
When the bachelor says at the end <em>"I kept them quiet for ten minutes, which was more than you were able to do"</em> he is implying that no matter what she thought of his story and how much "better" she thought she could've done it, his was able to capture the attention of these kids and that is the matter of the issue because, for a story, entertaining is more important than proper form
<span>I deem'd some godlike giant to behold, Or lofty hero, haughty, brave, and bold; Not this weak pigmy wretch, of mean design, Who, not by strength subdued me, but by wine.</span>
Answer:
Option D
Explanation:
A myth is a traditional story, explains the origin of many things that were usually inexplicable especially concerning early history or explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events. This passage is a good example of a myth. One of the reasons why myths are important is because they usually teach some kind of a lesson, as we can see in the given excerpt, the myth teaches us about the importance of trust and
So the correct answer is option d.
