Coimbra1970 Posted 10 years ago
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Literary analysis help
Literary Analysis: Tall Tale and Myth
Read this passage. Then, answer the question(s).
I'm that same David Crockett, fresh from the backwoods, half-horse, half-alligator, a little touched with the snapping turtle; can wade the Mississippi, leap the Ohio, ride a streak of lightning, slip without a scratch down a honey locust, can whip my weight in wildcats.
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What feature or element suggests that the passage comes from a tall tale?
A. It uses first-person point of view.
B. It is about a legendary hero.
C. It uses exaggeration to describe far-fetched feats.
D. It suggests that the hero is aided by supernatural forces.
I put c but not sure
Read this passage. Then, answer the question(s).
I'm that same David Crockett, fresh from the backwoods, half-horse, half-alligator, a little touched with the snapping turtle; can wade the Mississippi, leap the Ohio, ride a streak of lightning, slip without a scratch down a honey locust, can whip my weight in wildcats.
10.
What feature or element suggests that the passage comes from a tall tale?
A. It uses first-person point of view.
B. It is about a legendary hero.
C. It uses exaggeration to describe far-fetched feats.
D. It suggests that the hero is aided by supernatural forces.
I put c but not sure
Top answer
Coimbra1970 I put c but not sure You are right. In fact, C is the definition of a 'tall tale'.
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Coimbra1970I put c but not sureYou are right. In fact, C is the definition of a 'tall tale'.
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