This question is missing the options. I've found the complete question online. It is the following:
Complete the sentence with an appropriate intensive pronouns.
Diana found the story difficult to believe______________.
A. she
B. itself
C. herself
Answer:
Diana found the story difficult to believe herself.
Explanation:
<u>Intensive pronouns are used to emphasize the nouns they refer to.</u> We need to be careful because intensive pronouns and reflexive pronouns are actually the same - myself, yourself, himself, etc. It is the use in context that differs.
In the sentence we are supposed to complete, we need to choose the appropriate intensive pronoun among the options. <u>Since "she" is a subject pronoun, we can already eliminate it. If we use "itself", we will be emphasizing "story". However, the person who has difficulty believing the story is Diana. She is the one who should be emphasized. Therefore, we can eliminate "itself" and safely choose "herself".</u>
Diana found the story difficult to believe herself.
1. Your backyard is a Garden of Eden. (Biblical allusion)
2. I guess I should see this message about a new job as my burning bush. (Biblical Allusion)
3. When you feel betrayed by a friend, you can say, "You too, Brutus?" (allusion to Julius Caesar-Brutus betrayed Caesar)
4. You're a regular Einstein. (allusion to a historical figure)
5. When your parents learn about your new plan to raise money, it's going to sink like the Titanic. (allusion to a historical event)
Answer:
The phenomenon that influenced Victor when he was younger was the moment when he witnessed a tree being struck by lightning. This part of the story serves as a foreshadow of how Victor's creation will come to life.
Explanation:
Foreshadowing is a literary technique where the author advances information that will be seen later in the story. This information is given in a non-literal, subliminal way, to make the reader curious and anxious about how the story will unfold with the influence of this information that was advanced.
An example of this can be seen in Frankenstein, when Victor witnesses a natural phenomenon that influences how Victor will bring his creature to life. In the book, when Victor was a child, he was able to witness the moment when lightning strikes a tree. At that moment Victor witnesses the great power that a ray has. This moment is an example of foreshadowing, as Victor remembers that moment and decides to use a lightning bolt to give life to his monster.
