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1. B)<em> The epic strats the narrative in the middle of the story.</em>
Explanation: In medias res, which term is in latin, means "from the middle of" is a literature tecnique where the narration starts since the middle of the story. This resource was mainly used in greek and roman literature.
2. B) <em>The poem was passed from person to person by word of mouth without being written down</em>.
Explanation: Oral tradition is defined as a form of human communication wherein ideas or knowledge is received, this information is passed down through the generations by word of mouth and not written.
3. A) <em>Below, the fields of cotton, fleecy-white, / Are spreading like a mighty flock of sheep</em>.
Explanation: A metaphor is a figure of speech that uses a word to describe the other, like a kind of comparison. In this excerpt, the fields of cotton are described as "fleecy-white" and like a "flock of sheep", saying that all the cotton among the field is very white.
Explanation:
"Motivation is a push factor,"
It's an outside force that is compelling you to take action, even if you don't necessarily want to.
Inspiration, on the other hand, is more of a pull or driving force. It's something that comes from within that gets us to proactively give our best effort.
The term motivation comes from the word ‘motive’ which means the needs or drives within a person. In contrast, inspiration is the process in which an individual is mentally encouraged to do something.
D. because it's the purpose of a paper and what you think of a certain topic