In her adaptation of the classic children's novel A Wrinkle in Time, American filmmaker and director Ava DuVernay ------- popular media’s tendency to put the focus on white characters and relegate Black characters to the sidelines of their stories: the film features a young Black girl as its protagonist despite the source material not describing the protagonist in those terms.Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?defieseliminateemboldenseliminateagitateseliminatemagnifies

Although genre fiction such as horror, fantasy, and mystery literature is often held in lower esteem than literary fiction, authors like Gillian Flynn write novels that make the distinction between those two categories -------: Flynn’s thrillers Sharp Objects and Gone Girl are firmly mysteries but also feature complex characters and a literary writing style.Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?separateeliminatenebulouseliminatedelicateeliminateartificial

Scholarly analyses of Jane Austen’s novels often highlight the depth and interiority with which she ------- her female protagonists. Unlike many of her predecessors and contemporaries, Austen uses techniques such as free indirect speech and irony in order to render the women in her novels as thoughtful, well-rounded characters.Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?portrayseliminatecommitseliminateillustrateseliminatesignifies

Which literary device is used when describing Vasavadatta as “clouded with a pale blue mantle, drunk with thewine of her youth”?1. a) Simile2. b) Personification3. c) Metaphor4. d) Symbolis

The following text is adapted from Stephen Crane’s 1894 story “An Ominous Baby.”A baby was wandering in a strange country. He was a tattered child with a frowsled wealth of yellow hair. His dress, of a checked stuff, was soiled, and showed the marks of many conflicts, like the chain-shirt of a warrior. From a gaping shoe there appeared an array of tiny toes.Which choice best states the main idea of the text?It is evident that the child has wandered the streets for a long time.eliminateThe child wandering the streets is worrying the passersby.eliminateThe child is in trouble and asks the narrator for help.eliminateThe wandering child is looking for new shoes.

Which of the following techniques do authors use for indirect characterization?describing the character’s physical appearancedescribing the character’s thoughts and actionsdescribing the author’s personal propertydescribing the character’s parents and siblings