The desire to gain "invisible strength"
Amy Tan opens the story saying, "I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength. It was a strategy
for winning arguments, respect from others, and eventually, though neither of us knew it
at the time, chess games." She talks about how gaining this "invisible strength" is one of the benefits of her chess playing. This isn't just mentioned in the first paragraph, but is shown again when she says, " I discovered
that for the whole game one must gather invisible strengths and see the endgame before
the game begins." She likes that chess has all these secrets that must never be told, and prides herself on learning these as she continues to get better.
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Answer: Lyric poems express personal thoughts and emotions.
Explanation:
Answer:
This line shows Hamlet becoming more and more philosophical and confused (especially “I know not” phrase).
Explanation:
This excerpt is from Shakespeare’s Hamlet (Act ii, Scene ii). In this scene Hamlet, when joined by his childhood friends, becomes more philosophical. Firstly he himself is not sure about the truthfulness of the story narrated by the Ghost (Hamlet’s father). Secondly his philosophical approach to consider the implications of revealing this truth publicly is making him confused.
