Which of the following offers the best definition of the literary term motif ?

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Which of the following offers the best description of the concept of ethos ?

A. Ethos refers to a writer’s presentation of character and image. B. Ethos refers to a writer’s ability to present evidence. C. Ethos refers to a writer’s ability to inspire action in readers. D. Ethos refers to a writer’s ability to inspire emotional responses in readers....

Marxist theory focuses on examining which of the following aspects of literary texts ?

A. The political and social meanings of literary texts B. Characters who are sympathetic to issues facing the working classes C. The relationship between economics and the production of literary texts D. All of these...

Which of the following statements offers the best definition of a tragic hero ?

A. A noble person who becomes completely corrupted B. A cowardly person who doubts himself or herself despite possessing great wealth and political power C. A cowardly person who shows some personal strength when faced with a crisis D. A noble person who makes a costly mistake...

Jane Austen’s “Northanger Abbey” pursues which of the following themes ?

A. The conflict between marriages based on love and those based on money B. The ways in which appearances don’t always match realities C. The danger in not recognizing the difference between reality and fiction D. All of these...

According to Dr. Mark Canada’s “An Introduction to the Novel”, Richard Chase identifies which of the following as a main difference between novels and romances ?

A. The language in which they are written B. The way they view reality C. The way they are structured D. The type of people who write them...