14. This passage most strongly speaks to what line of social commentary made in the story?

The objectification and commodification of women in Egyptian society.
The value and prestige of foreign objects in the Egyptian household.
The contempt the lower class feels for the wealth of the business class.
The discomfort and artificiality of arranged marriages in Egypt.

15. The term “dowry” refers to what cultural practice?

the announcing of the marriage at a huge party funded by the groom.
a legal contract similar to a prenuptial agreement that secures the man’s funds.
the father presenting the bride with a cow or goat on the wedding day.
the gift or payment a bride’s family pays to the groom.

the correct answer is:

this is an example of the writer telling through description rather than showing through dialogue.

sometimes writers like to explain explicitely what's happening instead of adding dialogues of the situations., which is the case in this passage,

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use of language is very important in order to write in a good way. each literary genre has its different exploitation of language and, therefore, many differences and similarities can emerge. shakespeare's work (romeo and juliet) is a sample of a drama. its language is full of dialogue to describe the beauty of first love in people; everything it's pink color. it briefly describes fictional scenes and situations. on the other hand, the calypso borealis, by john muirs, it's narrative essay: its language is full of descriptions to describe an experience, a real experience. hyperbole is not used as in drama genre. he falls in love with discovering a real place and his direct feelings.

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