Which of these statements would make the best opening for a short story in which a first person narrator talks about a crazy day
in his life? A) Jeff and James had been friends for some time.
B) I'd like to tell you just a bit about my life so far.
C) Our hero didn't know it yet, but he was about to experience a crazy day.
D) When I woke up on April 29, I didn't think it would be a particularly crazy day.
The answer is: [D]: ____________________________________________________________ "<span>When I woke up on April 29, I didn't think it would be a particularly crazy day.</span>" <span>___________________________________________________________ </span>Note: Answer choices, "A" and "C" are incorrect; since these statements do not reflect the "first person" point of view. ______________________________________________________ We are left with the following: ______________________________________________________ Choice: [B]: "I'd like to tell you just a bit about my life so far." ; AND: ______________________________________________________ Choice: [D]: "When I woke up on April 29, I didn't think it would be a particularly crazy day." ____________________________________________________ Between choices [B] and [D]; choice [D] is the best (and correct) answer. Choice [B]: is too general and vague—especially compared to choice [D]—which is more details and specifically addresses the "first person narrator" and "the crazy day in the narrator's life. ___________________________________________________________
The word allusive does not have anything to do with
magic. By definition, allusive means ‘having reference to something indirect or
inferred’. I think the correct word to this is illusive, which means
deceptive or illusory.
