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**READ the following excerpt from Essays in the Art of Writing, by Robert Louis Stevenson, and then answer the question that follows:

The art of literature stands apart from among its sisters, because the material in which the literary artist works is the dialect of life; hence, on the one hand, a strange freshness and immediacy of address to the public mind, which is ready prepared to understand it; but hence, on the other, a singular limitation. The sister arts enjoy the use of a plastic and ductile material, like the modeller's clay; literature alone is condemned to work in mosaic with finite and quite rigid words. You have seen these blocks, dear to the nursery: this one a pillar, that a pediment, a third a window or a vase.


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(( It is with blocks of just such arbitrary size and figure that the literary architect is condemned to design the palace of his art. Nor is this all; for since these blocks, or words, are the acknowledged currency of our daily affairs, there are here possible none of those suppressions by which other arts obtain relief, continuity, and vigour: no hieroglyphic touch, no smoothed impasto, no inscrutable shadow, as in painting; no blank wall, as in architecture; but every word, phrase, sentence, and paragraph must move in a logical progression, and convey a definite conventional import )) ⬆️⬆️⬆️

Now the first merit which attracts in the pages of a good writer, or the talk of a brilliant conversationalist, is the apt choice and contrast of the words employed. It is, indeed, a strange art to take these blocks, rudely conceived for the purpose of the market or the bar, and by tact of application touch them to the finest meanings and distinctions, restore to them their primal energy, wittily shift them to another issue, or make of them a drum to rouse the passions. But though this form of merit is without doubt the most sensible and seizing, it is far from being equally present in all writers. The effect of words in Shakespeare, their singular justice, significance, and poetic charm, is different, indeed, from the effect of words in Addison or Fielding.



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In a paragraph of five to eight sentences, identify the author's use of implied (indirectly stated) and explicit (directly stated) comparisons using the example in bold. Provide at least one example of each from the text and explain their meanings. Use proper spelling and grammar. (20 points) IN BOLD SENTENCE. ⬆️⬆️⬆️​

Answer 1

In the excerpt from Essays in the Art of Writing, Robert Louis Stevenson uses both implied and explicit comparisons to illustrate the unique challenges and opportunities of the literary artist. One explicit comparison is the likening of literature's material to "blocks, rudely conceived for the purpose of the market or the bar." Here, Stevenson directly compares the words used in literature to simple, unrefined building blocks, suggesting that they lack the flexibility and nuance of materials used in other arts such as sculpture or painting. This comparison emphasizes the limitations faced by writers, who must construct their works using a limited vocabulary.

Stevenson also employs an implied comparison when he writes that "other arts obtain relief, continuity, and vigour: no hieroglyphic touch, no smoothed impasto, no inscrutable shadow, as in painting; no blank wall, as in architecture." Here, he suggests that literature lacks the ability to use techniques commonly employed in other art forms to create interest and meaning. By contrasting literature with painting and architecture, he implies that these other arts possess qualities that are absent in literature, further emphasizing the unique challenges faced by literary artists.

Overall, Stevenson's comparisons highlight both the limitations and opportunities of literature as an art form, emphasizing the necessity for writers to craft their works with precision and creativity using a limited set of tools.