Carefully reread the following sentence from the passage: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way--in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.”

What is the impact of the author’s word choice regarding the setting of the narrative? [RL.11-12.3]

A. The author’s choices establish a sense of duality that foreshadows major
plot conflicts.
B. The author’s choices develop a sense of historical particularity
necessary in nonfiction.
C. The author’s choices establish the narrator as a succinct and credible source.
D. The author’s choices incorporate onomatopoeia to increase the realism of
the historical setting.

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Carefully reread the following sentence from the passage: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way--in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.”

What is the impact of the author’s word choice regarding the setting of the narrative? [RL.11-12.3]

A. The author’s choices establish a sense of duality that foreshadows major
plot conflicts.
B. The author’s choices develop a sense of historical particularity
necessary in nonfiction.
C. The author’s choices establish the narrator as a succinct and credible source.
D. The author’s choices incorporate onomatopoeia to increase the realism of
the historical setting.

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jtwill jtwill · Answer 1 · 2016-07-28T00:18:26+02:00

Start with the process of elimination....
can't be: (d) because there is no onomatopoeia in this passage
(b) nothing in the passage is specific to a historical time frame
(c) the passage doesn't describe factual evidence

Answer: A. The author's choices establish a sense of duality that foreshadows major plot conflicts. Duality examples are riddled in this passage: Best of times/ worst of times, Age of Wisdom/ Age of foolishness...and so on.