Answer:
It describes what the narrator experiences in the story.
Explanation:
Washington Irving's short story "The Adventure of the Mysterious Stranger" revolves around the story of how the narrator met a strange man who became his companion during his time in Venice. The story is a part of the whole connected book "Tales of a Traveler" that is made up of numerous short stories connected.
In this excerpt, the narrator narrates how he came upon the strange man who he first encountered in the saloon. Soon, he became an ever-present companion to the narrator. This excerpt is a description of what the narrator experiences in the story.
Thus, the <u>correct answer is the second option</u>.
Your question is incomplete because you have not provided the definitions of the words to match. These are the following:
a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
printed material, newspaper
merry; festive
an inhabitant
possibility
Answer:
A) Contingency: possibility
B) Rotogravure: printed material, newspaper
C) Denizen: an inhabitant
D) Convivial: merry; festive
E) Epigram: a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
Explanation:
The noun contingency refers to a future event which cannot be predicted with certainty. Rotogravure has to do with a printing system typically used to print magazines and stamps. A denizen is a resident of a particular place. The adjective convivial means that an atmosphere or event is friendly, cheerful and amusing. Finally, epigram is a brief ingenious comment that conveys an expression in an amusing and clever manner.
