Unit quiz: Form and genre as arguments: constraint, tragedy, comedy

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Question 1

A draft says a poem's sonnet form is ‘just its shape’ and goes on to interpret it without any formal claims. What correction follows the lesson's method?Describe the form first — line-endings, division and turn — then tie each formal feature to a stated interpretive effect, naming the edition transcribedAdd a paragraph about the sonnet's origin in Italy so that formal terminology is covered

Question 2

An essay argues that Macbeth is not responsible because the witches' prophecy had to come true. Which piece of Act 1 evidence most directly weakens that argument?Macbeth's dagger soliloquy, which shows that his imagination was disorderedBanquo hears the same prophecy, treats it as a warning, and is not moved to seize the crown

Question 3

A reviewer writes that Twelfth Night's treatment of Malvolio cannot be cruel because comedies end in marriage. What is the strongest reply?Maria is rewarded in the same ending that exiles her victim, and the victim's own verdict — ‘He hath been most notoriously abus'd’ — arrives after he has left the stageMalvolio deserves his treatment because he is a puritan who spoils the household's festivity

Question 4

A student writes that the empty door in Jekyll and Hyde is ‘a supernatural sign of evil’. Which revision follows the lesson's standard?The door is a symbol of Jekyll's sin, which is why it has neither bell nor knockerThe door is an ordinary architectural fact whose explanation is withheld, which produces the uncanny effect rather than proving anything supernatural

Question 5

A reader argues that the governess must be telling the truth because the tale is presented as her manuscript. Which correction best fits the lesson?A frame establishes a document and a stake, not its accuracy; the checks — contradiction, inference leaps, corroboration and rhetoric — are what test the accountA framed manuscript is the most reliable kind of evidence because it was written at the time of the events

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