Read this sentence. Once upon a time there lived a good and gentle prince.
Which best identifies the psychic distance in this sentence?
A. The psychic distance is small because the first phrase of the
sentence is familiar to most readers.
B. The psychic distance is large because the reader does not feel
intimate with the characters.
C. The psychic distance is small because there is a strong sense of
how the prince behaves.
D. The psychic distance is large because the character is a person of
political importance.

B.

Explanation:

Psychic Distance can be defined as a distance between the narration and the thoughts of the character. Psychic distance is also known as Narrative Distance or Emotional Distance. The concept of Psychic Distance was developed by John Gardner in his book titled 'The Art of Fiction.' Narrative distance defines the distance between the narrative and the reader to the character.

In the given statement, the psychic distance is large. It is because there is no emotional connection yet between the characters and the readers. There is a large distance between the narrative and the characters.

Thus option B is correct.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

alright no problem, cool