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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Zora Neale Hurston’s Strong Voice

Question 2 • MO-English Language Arts 11 B-CR

Which of the following statements is a paradox?

Answer
A
“There is no room for the impurities of literature in an essay.” (“The Modern Essay,” Virginia Woolf)
B
“This affair must all be unraveled from within.” (The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Agatha Christie)
C
“Men work together . . . whether they work together or apart.” (“The Tuft of Flowers,” Robert Frost)

Explanation

A paradox is a statement that seems contradictory at first but expresses a meaningful idea. Choice C says that men work together whether they work together or apart, which sounds contradictory because working apart seems opposite to working together. It suggests that people can be connected by shared purpose or effort even when they are physically separate. A and B do not contain this kind of apparent contradiction.

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