Read the excerpt from hemingway’s a farewell to arms. “it could not be worse,” passini said respectfully. “there is nothing worse than war.” “defeat is worse.” “i do not believe it,” passini said still respectfully. “what is defeat? you go home.” “they come after you. they take your home. they take your sisters.” the use of informal diction in a farewell to arms

a. robs the passage of having a deeper meaning.
b. to maintain the realism of the dialogue.
c. lends an air of absurdity to the dialogue.
d. reduces the readability of the passage.

b

Explanation:

The use of informal diction shows that the people talking and exchanging opinions about war and defeat , could be any people in real life involved in such a situation.Realism is usually obtained by an author when he engages two people in a dialogue by means of using chunks of language that is characteristic of casual speech.

i would pick a. i think this is more of a personal question though.

there are several different forms of presenting this; each has a very specific format. plays have a very simple format; teleplays, for television shows, or screenplays, for movies, have more complex and strict rules for formatting.

drama

the first of these to be written for the express purpose of being performed were created by the greeks. many of our modern terms derive from greek origins.

comedy

in the greek sense, a play that doesn't end in death. in modern usage, refers to a play that is humorous.

tragedy

in the greek sense, a play that ends with the death of at least one of the main characters. in modern usage, refers to a play that doesn't have a happy ending.