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TSI Reading: Identifying Literary Allusions 26 Views


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Description:

In lines 35–36, the phrase "stood before them with a crucifixion in his face" means that

(A)the sailors wanted to mutiny and kill Captain Ahab
(B)Captain Ahab was on a mission he didn't think he would return from
(C)the narrator believed Captain Ahab would receive the death penalty
(D)Captain Ahab was about to deliver a religious sermon


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Last one on a tab here in lines thirty five

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Thirty six The phrase stood before them with a crucifixion

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in his face means what That sounds scary Thirty five

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thirty six let's Go down to the lines there Here

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it is Not only that but moody stricken a have

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stood before them with a crucifixion in his face In

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all the nameless regal overbearing dignity of some mighty whoa

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in woe is probably right on here All right let's

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think about this We don't want to get too preachy

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here but it's time to do some bible thumping Yeah

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Go ahead Get your bible paper ones The old school

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ones that work The author is alluding to christian doctrine

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about the crucifixion Of who was it Oh yeah Jesus

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Well like jesus a have knows that he's entering into

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a situation that he might not live through but he

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ventures forth anyway He's tough he's committed Yeah like you

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know who Well this makes him a heroic figure which

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is a famous literary archetype Big literary term for a

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type of character Found a lot in literature right hero

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with one simple reference The author's able to make a

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big connection A habit was on a mission and he

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didn't know if you'd return Okay Well loser bowl here

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Yes Jesus was betrayed by one of his followers which

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is sort of like a mutiny but that's not what's

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going on here Jesus also received the death penalty from

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a roman judge but eight halves crucifixion isn't quite as

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literal at least not yet intent In fact the religious

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aspect of line makes it easy to stray from the

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authors intended meaning but this is a strictly secular passage

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like it's not all about religion It's just about a

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have returned from the mission He didn't think he'd returned

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From next time you see a military guy or a 00:01:45.088 --> [endTime] navy seal you go buy him a drink

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