Question

Read the following paragraph and answer the question that follows:

If that voice sounds true, don't thank me. Thank that great horned owl. (Or perhaps it was not an owl after all?) And thank the children, my own and others, who have never forgotten that a good story can be true. For they understand that the power of imagination is truly the power of creation.

Which of the following thoughts is expressed implicitly in the paragraph?

Answer 1

Which of the following thoughts is expressed implicitly in the paragraph?

The author does not think that stories are real.
The author wants to thank his children for Merlin's voice.
The author does not believe he thought of Merlin's voice on his own.
The author wants the reader to listen to horned owls. @ReadytoLearn_Student

Answer 2

you can cross out A

Answer 3

Is this the only paragraph?

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

Hmmm.....

Answer 6

I would cross out b and c

Answer 7

okay

Answer 8

Look what she says, "Thank that great horned owl. (Or perhaps it was not an owl after all?)"

Answer 9

okay so then its D?

Answer 10

no

Answer 11

oh okay so how would it be a?

Answer 12

That's what I am thinking..gotta go

Answer 13

Read the following excerpt from the article "Vision, Voice and the Power of Creation: An Author Speaks Out," by T. A. Barron and answer the question that follows:

Right now, I am spending a lot of time listening to the voice of a particularly compelling character: the young Merlin. In the end, I finally heard the voice of Merlin thanks to a surprising source: the haunting, mysterious hooting of a great horned owl outside the window of my Colorado home. As I listened to that owl's resonant [echoing] call in the pre-dawn hours one morning, something about it gave me a whole new cadence [rhythm], a whole new sound. And then, a whole new voice.

In this paragraph, what is the author's explicit message about his inspiration for Merlin's voice?

He had difficulty finding Merlin's voice.
His inspiration was the owl outside his window.
His old ideas were not working for Merlin's voice.
He spent a lot of time thinking about Merlin's voice.

Answer 14

gg

Answer 15

C you already read the passage

Answer 16

@jamesbond