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English, 09.10.2019 16:30 triciajfive

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1) which statement is true of travel narratives and traditional fiction narratives?

setting is descriptive in travel narratives but plain in traditional fiction narratives.
point of view is important in travel narratives but unimportant in traditional fiction narratives.
travel narratives are always longer than traditional fiction narratives.
characters are less important in travel narratives than in traditional fiction narratives.

2) why were travel narratives popular in 18th-century europe?

most people were tired of reading poetry.
people were excited to learn about other cultures.
common people could not afford to buy tvs.
most europeans wanted all other cultures to become christian.

3) which of the following is a reason that an author would use description in a literary work?

i. to characterize someone in the literary work

ii. to foreshadow upcoming events in a literary work

iii. to the readers form images in their minds

i only
ii and iii
iii only
i, ii, and iii

4) “you are very sensible that skyresh bolgolam (galbet, or high-admiral) has been your mortal enemy almost ever since your arrival. his original reasons i know not; but his hatred is increased since your great success against blefuscu, by which his glory as admiral is much obscured. . ”

how is the passage above typical of travel narratives?

i. the lack of story action is common in travel narratives.

ii. the lack of setting is common in travel narratives.

iii. the detailed characterization is common in travel narratives.

i only
i, ii, and iii
i and ii
ii and iii

5) i had, as i before observed, one private pocket, which escaped their search, wherein there was a pair of spectacles (which i sometimes use for the weakness of my eyes) a pocket perspective, and some other little conveniences; which, being of no consequence to the emperor, i did not think myself bound in honor to discover, and i apprehended they might be lost or spoiled if i ventured them out of my possession.

what event is being described in the passage above?

gulliver’s plan to escape from lilliput
preparation for gulliver’s lengthy imprisonment
lilliputian inventory of gulliver and his possessions
gulliver’s speech about freedom to the lilliputians

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