Answer:
a) Using context clues
Explanation:
In literature, context clues are words or phrases, such as synonyms, antonyms, or metaphors, that are used as 'clues' or 'hints' when an unfamiliar or complicated word is used by the author. It allows the reader to <u>understand the meaning of the word in regard to the context it is used in.</u>
Context clues could be more useful in comparison to dictionaries because it allows the reader to comprehend the word in a more profound way by knowing <em>how the word could be used, in what context, how is it similar or different to other words</em>, etc. instead of only known the definition - which could also be complicated to understand in many cases.
The answer to that is Denotation.
So, I found meanings for <em>Potential</em>...
<h2>1. Potential</h2><h3>adjective</h3>
Showing the ability or capacity to develop something new of yourself or something else in your future.
<h2>2. Potential</h2><h3>noun</h3>
Qualities that can lead to success.
<h2>3. Potential</h2><h3>physics term</h3>
Quantity that determines the energy of mass in a gravitational field or charged field of electricity.
ANSWER: <u><em>zip</em></u>
<u><em>UwU</em></u>
<u><em>OwO</em></u>
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The first and last sentences show postmodern self-reflexivity.
In the first sentence, the author describes the setting and names the characters and after that, he directly addresses the reader and tells him how other writers used to enhance the illusion of reality by using proper names.
In the last sentence the author reflects on how these devices used by realist writers were in fact artificial.
In these sentences, Barth addresses the reader and gives his opinion on certain literary devices used by other writers. It is a piece of metfiction, reflecting on its own fictional character and techniques.
