Question

Read the passage.

excerpt from "Why I Write"
by George Orwell

One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand. For all one knows that demon is simply the same instinct that makes a baby squall for attention. And yet it is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to efface one's own personality.

How does Orwell’s word choice affect meaning in this excerpt?

A. By using the word instinct, Orwell reinforces the idea that writing is a natural process that all people have an innate desire to participate in.

B. By using words like squall and struggle, Orwell expresses the mindset that a writer must have before he or she begins writing.

C. By using the the word demon to describe the urge to write, Orwell suggests that writing is an impulse that is beyond one’s control.

D. By using words like readable and true, Orwell reinforces the idea that great writing should always communicate what actually happened.

Answer 1

@SmokeyBrown

Answer 2

I think C is the strongest choice

Answer 3

Read the passage.

excerpt from "Why I Write"
by George Orwell

All writers are vain, selfish and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives there lies a mystery. Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness.



How does Orwell’s use of figurative language affect meaning in this excerpt?

Question 2 options:

A. By describing writing in negative terms, Orwell effectively discourages others from becoming writers themselves.


B. By suggesting that writing is like an illness, Orwell adds mystery and suspense to his essay.


C. By likening writing to an illness, Orwell emphasizes that writing can be difficult and unpleasant.


D. By comparing writing to being sick, Orwell creates humor, which stresses that writing brings him joy.

Answer 4

For this one I also like option C

Answer 5

In “Why I Write,” Orwell concludes that no writing is free from political bias. Thus, to fully grasp a writer’s ideas, readers must look at the writer’s political purpose and must understand the political and historical events that shaped the writer’s life.

Which evidence from the text supports this analysis?

Question 3 options:

A. “From a very early age, perhaps the age of five or six, I knew that when I grew up I should be a writer. Between the ages of about seventeen and twenty-four I tried to abandon this idea, but I did so with the consciousness that I was outraging my true nature and that sooner or later I should have to settle down and write books.”


B. “When I was about sixteen I suddenly discovered the joy of mere words, i.e. the sounds and associations of words


C. “This increased my natural hatred of authority and made me for the first time fully aware of the existence of the working classes, and the job in Burma had given me some understanding of the nature of imperialism: but these experiences were not enough to give me an accurate political orientation. Then came Hitler, the Spanish civil war, etc.”


D. “I will only say that of late years I have tried to write less picturesquely and more exactly. In any case I find that by the time you have perfected any style of writing, you have always outgrown it. was the first book in which I tried, with full consciousness of what I was doing, to fuse political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole.”

Answer 6

Hm, probably A, since that passage talks about the author's life experiences

Answer 7

3. wasn't right

Answer 8

maybe look back

Answer 9

Hm, maybe I misunderstood the question

Answer 10

Oh I see. The question asked about the author's political views. So, I think probably C would be the best fit

Answer 11

correct

Answer 12

Nice

Answer 13

100% thanks on that, could u come to math

Answer 14

Yeah totally