Vietnam Literary Journalism Answers

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Which of the following statements is a paradox?

“There is no room for the impurities of literature in an essay.” (“The Modern Essay,” Virginia Woolf)

“This affair must all be unraveled from within.” (The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Agatha Christie)

“Men work together . . . whether they work together or apart.” (“The Tuft of Flowers,” Robert Frost)

Which pair of words could be combined into a paradoxical statement?

rough, coarse

blue, green

noise, silence

tart, sour

Which statements explain the point that Caputo is making through this paradox? Check all of the boxes that match the excerpt.

The war took a physical toll on the soldiers and caused them to age prematurely.

Young soldiers were forced to witness death at an early age.

War forced young soldiers to grow up and mature.

Soldiers who returned from war felt like creatures from a horror movie.

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