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Question about Formal Style and Objective

Subject English

English

Source Originais Teachy

Originais Teachy

Topic Formal Style and Objective

Formal Style and Objective

Difficulty Medium

Medium

(Originais Teachy 2023) - Question Medium of English

Consider the following excerpt from a well-known novel: 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.' - Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. Given this passage, which elements indicate the author's use of a formal style and objective tone? How does the author maintain these throughout the passage?

Dickens' use of sophisticated vocabulary, balanced presentation of similar ideas, and repetitive sentence structure all contribute to the formal style and objective tone of this passage.

Dickens' use of sophisticated vocabulary, balanced presentation of contrasting ideas, and varied sentence structure all contribute to the formal style and objective tone of this passage.

Dickens' use of simple vocabulary, balanced presentation of contrasting ideas, and repetitive sentence structure all contribute to the formal style and objective tone of this passage.

Dickens' use of sophisticated vocabulary, biased presentation of contrasting ideas, and repetitive sentence structure all contribute to the formal style and objective tone of this passage.

Dickens' use of sophisticated vocabulary, balanced presentation of contrasting ideas, and repetitive sentence structure all contribute to the formal style and objective tone of this passage.

Answer sheet:

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