Question

Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms. The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. He had been in the war in Libya and wore two wound-stripes. He said that if the thing went well he would see that I was decorated. I said I hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. I asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. I went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. The drivers were pleased with it and I left them there. What effect does Hemingway's limited use of adjectives have?

Answer 1

The diction is . common and specific

The syntax is . repetitive and brief

The style is . accurate and realistic

The diction in this passage includes more verbs than adjectives

What does the narrator reveal about himself based on the style he uses to tell his story? He is practical and modest

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Answer 2

A sort of clinical effect

Step-by-step explanation:

This excerpt shows how a very limited use of adjectives provoke a clinical and emotionless description of an event that the narrator brings forward as if he´s describing a recepy for apple pie. As if everyone involved ignores the fact that they can get killed...