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Skip to content post test: the mid- to late twentieth century: postmodernism 16 drag each tile to the correct box. based on the context of each sentence, choose the words that most closely match the denotation of the bolded words. produced; shaped knead, work perplex; confuse great oracle, why are you staring at me, do i baffle you, do i make you despair? (from "to the oracle at delphi" by lawrence ferlinghetti) arrowboth i, americus, the american, wrought from the dark in my mother long ago, (from "to the oracle at delphi" by lawrence ferlinghetti) arrowboth i am kneaded by a million black fingers

"Produced; shaped knead, work perplex; confuse great oracle, why are you staring at me, do I baffle you, do I make you despair?" - Based on the context of each sentence, choose the words that most closely match the denotation of the bolded words.
a. Both I am kneaded by a million black fingers
b. Arrow Both I, Americus, the American, wrought from the dark in my mother long ago
c. Both I am kneaded by a million black fingers
d. Arrow Both I, Americus, the American, wrought from the dark in my mother long ago

Answer 1

The bolded words 'baffle', 'wrought', and 'kneaded' from Ferlinghetti's poem mean 'perplex or confuse', 'produced or shaped', and 'worked on or shaped', respectively, which illustrates the playful use of language in postmodernism.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is working on understanding the denotation of bolded words in sentences from Lawrence Ferlinghetti's "To the Oracle at Delphi" within the context of a postmodernism lesson. The relevant sentences are:

• 'Great oracle, why are you staring at me, do I baffle you, do I make you despair?'
• 'I, Americus, the American, wrought from the dark in my mother long ago,'
• 'I am kneaded by a million black fingers'

The word 'baffle' means to perplex or confuse, the word 'wrought' correlates to produced or shaped, and 'kneaded' signifies being worked on or shaped. The practice of postmodernist authors is to play with language, which is reflected in the poetically used words in these sentences.