The two words in this excerpt from The Count of Monte Cristo can be used as synonyms to determine the meaning of the word grotto are:
- Mephitic; (Option C) and
- atmosphere. (Option F).
This question is more about context clues and a little bit about synonyms. The two words which provide clue to the meaning of the word "grotto" are synonyms. Notice that the word "atmosphere" is qualified by the word "foul".
Mephitic also means foul smelling gas or air.
<h3>What is a synonym?</h3>
A synonym is a word that can be used in the place of another without the sentence in which the first word was used losing its contextual meaning.
<h3>What is a context clue?</h3>
A context clue is a word or a phrase that ins indicated by the author to enable the reader grasp the meaning of uncommon, new or complex words or phrases.
Full Question:
Dantès entered the second grotto. The second grotto was lower and more gloomy than the first; the air that could only enter by the newly formed opening had the mephitic smell Dantès was surprised not to find in the outer cavern. He waited in order to allow pure air to displace the foul atmosphere, and then went on. At the left of the opening was a dark and deep angle. But to Dantes' eye there was no darkness. He glanced around this second grotto; it was, like the first, empty.
Which two words in this excerpt from The Count of Monte Cristo can be used as synonyms to determine the meaning of the word grotto?
A) Air
B) opening
C) mephitic
D) cavern
D) pure
F) atmosphere
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What does Steinbeck use most predominantly to create the dynamic between Elisa and the visitor?
Answer:
The excerpt from Act III, scene ii of Julius Caesar that is the best example of Brutus's use of pathos is:
"Who is here so rude that would not be a Roman? If any, speak; for him have I offended. Who is here so vile that will not love his country?"
Explanation:
Pathos is one of the three literary persuasion devices, it appeals to the audience's emotions, the use that Brutus gives to pathos in this lines from Act III, scene ii of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare appeal to the love Romans are demanded to have for their country and there is no more emotional topic that patriotism in times of war and conflict.
Answer: The two themes present in this play are:
- freedom and subordination
- the supernatural
Explanation:
<em>The Tempest</em> is Shakespeare's play about a magician named Prospero. He has been banished from his dukedom and arrives on an enchanted island together with his daughter. Prospero was preoccupied with his books and magic, and he neglected his state duties.
- On the island, Prospero imprisons Caliban, a strange creature that tries to take his daughter's innocence. Caliban becomes Prospero's slave, and Prospero teaches him language and forces him to carry out certain tasks for him. The only native on the island, Caliban becomes a slave and loses his freedom. Ariel, Prospero's servant, certainly has more freedom than Caliban, but is also under Prospero's control and reminds him that he promised him freedom: <em>"Is there more toil? Since thou dost give me pains...."</em>
- The theme of supernatural is present from the very beginning of the play. The tempest itself is a product of Prospero's wizardry. His magic gives him power and enables him to take revenge on his enemies. But magic is also Prospero's main weakness, as his preoccupation with it resulted in his failure as a ruler. Apart from Prospero, Ariel also uses magic to carry out his tasks. By creating magic, Ariel makes people fall asleep, creates music, and does all those "funny tricks." After all, this is an enchanted island, and Caliban perfectly describes it in one of the most famous lines from this play: "<em>The isle is full of noises, Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not....."</em>
It is true that semantics (a branch of language dealing with the meaning of words) considers both the connotation (the feelings a word evokes in you) and the denotation (the actual meaning of the word) of words.
