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James Joyces Finnegans Wake, written in a stream-of-consciousness st
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James Joyce’s Finnegan’s Wake, written in a stream-of-consciousness style full of convoluted puns and obscure allusions, has a deserved reputation for linguistic ___________.
| Two Answers |
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| A. elaborateness |
| B. opacity |
| C. meaninglessness | D. informality | E. uniqueness |
| F. inscutability |
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convoluted puns and obscure allusions refers to something which is difficult to understand -- Opacity and Inscrutability
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opacity, inscrutability Joyce’s book is described as “stream-of-consciousness,” with “convoluted puns and obscure allusions.” The adjectives “convoluted” and “obscure” are the most important parts of this sentence. They tell you that the novel is likely hard to understand. A good fill-in would be difficulty (specifically, of understanding). Elaborateness (marked by complex detail; intricacy), meaninglessness (nonsense), informality (relaxed style), and uniqueness (the quality of being one of a kind) have no relationship. While meaninglessness might seem tempting, it’s too extreme to be correct.
opacity, inscrutability Joyce’s book is described as “stream-of-consciousness,” with “convoluted puns and obscure allusions.” The adjectives “convoluted” and “obscure” are the most important parts of this sentence. They tell you that the novel is likely hard to understand. A good fill-in would be difficulty (specifically, of understanding). Elaborateness (marked by complex detail; intricacy), meaninglessness (nonsense), informality (relaxed style), and uniqueness (the quality of being one of a kind) have no relationship. While meaninglessness might seem tempting, it’s too extreme to be correct.
