Which of the following statements best summarizes the structure of this story?
It is told as a story within a story, a sketch credited to a clergyman which begins as
gossip and ends with the message declaring the power of luck.
B. The author frames the story as having been told to him by a clergyman about
another man, adding complexity to the style while also retaining the quality of casual
gossip.
C. The author writes his sketch as a story once told to him by another, framing the
clergyman's claim as unreliable and questionable.
D. The story remains for the most part as the clergyman's story, evidenced by the
author's note at the beginning of the text, with the author's introduction as
barely necessary.
Answer:
- D. The story remains for the most part as the clergyman's story, evidenced by the
- author's note at the beginning of the text, with the author's introduction as
- barely necessary.