A Fable 6.08: Unit Test: V
on Writing
"What is a mirror?"
by Mark Twain
Once upon a time an artist who had painted a
small and very beautiful picture placed it so
that he could see it in the mirror. He said, "This
doubles the distance and softens it, and it is
twice as lovely as it was before."
"It is a hole in the wall " said the cat. "You
look in it, and there you see the picture,
and it is so dainty and charming and
ethereal and inspiring in its unimaginable
beauty that your head turns round and
round, and you almost swoon with
ecstasy"
Assessment
6.08 Unit Test: Writ
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It creates a sense of instability,
O alerting readers that truth is
elusive.
The animals out in the woods heard of this
through the housecat, who was greatly
admired by them because he was so learned,
and so refined and civilized, and so polite and
high-bred, and could tell them so much which
they didn't know before, and were not certain
about afterward. They were much excited
about this new piece of gossip, and they asked
questions, so as to get at a full understanding
of it. They asked what a picture was, and the
cat explained
O
It creates a sense of whimsy to
insert humor and lightheartedness.
It creates a sense of normalcy to
O help readers identify with the
moral.
"It is a flat thing," he said, "wonderfully flat,
marvelously flat, enchantingly flat and elegant
And, oh, so beautiful!"
It creates a sense of mystery that
O invites readers to search for
meaning
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