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Question

For although he /usually/ sang at night, his playing was characterized by velocity, by long-continued successions of notes and phrases, by swoops, bleats, echoes, rapidly repeated bebops--I mean rebopped bebops--by mocking mimicry of other jazzmen's styles, and by interpolations of motifs from extraneous melodies, all of which added up to the dazzling display of wit, satire, burlesque, and pathos.

Which statement best summarizes the effect of the sentence?
a. length of the sentence suggests the difficulty of artistic creation
b. numerous abstractions provide a startling contrast to the preceding sentence
c. irony of the sentence highlights the complexity of Parker’s music
d. complexity of the sentence’s structure mirrors the complexity of Parker’s music
e. extensive use of prepositions underscores the repetitiveness of Parker’s style

I have other questions needing longer passages but due to character limit this is all of the passage I can put. Please e-mail if you are willing to help

The mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos is more promising. Peterson informs us that is song consists of “long successions of notes and phrases of great variety, with each phrase repeated a half-dozen times before going on to the next” that the mockingbirds are “excellent mimics” who “adeptly imitate a score or more species found in the neighborhood” and that they frequently sing at night—as description which not only comes close to Parker’s way with a saxophone but even hints at a trait of his character.

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Thanks for your help. I know I need to try to do these questions myself, which is why I did. But I figure out the correct answer. I would like to have a reason as to why it is the answer instead of just omitting the question.

Answer 1

I would say the answer is D because of all the components in Parker's music. He does have repetitiveness in his music (e), as referred to in the previous sentence when talking about the mockingbird. But THIS particular sentence is very complex, with much varied description, which mimics the way Parker is inspired and the way he plays...my mimicry of other styles and inclusion of many different sounds and methods of play.

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Answer 2

The answer is supposed to be D.

If you'd like an explanation, it's a rather complex extremely descriptive sentence of a complex style incorporating many elements.

You could also come to this conclusion through process of elimination.
A) The sentence makes no mention of how easy or difficult it is for him to create this music, and as such doesn't fit this description.
B) There really aren't many abstractions made, and is definitely no clear contrast with the previos sentence, which has equal complexity and abstract comparisons between two things.
C) There isn't really all that much irony in it, what would be ironic, burlesque at night?..... *cough*
E) The sentence contains quite a few prepositions, but also directly outlines that the style was not repetitive and contained a wide variety of different elements. Further, each prepositional phrase describes a completely unique set of phenomina in his music, not something similar.... Oh, and jazz music isn't well characterized as repetitive in general, though it makes mention that there's "echoes" an echo is similar to the original, but different, and though it says the bebops are repeated, it revises the statement by saying they are "rebopped", which implies they were revised as they were repeated, and non-repetitive.

Answer 3

The answer is definitely D. The way the parts of the sentence flow together (read it out loud slowly if you don't hear it in your head) is very jazz-like - with longer phrases punctuated by shorter ones, dashes slightly to the side of the topic and a rather surprising ending (Pathos?!?).

It's not A, (although an argument could be made for it) because length does not necessarily equal difficulty - though it can *suggest* it (as the answer indicates - it's correct, but not the "best" answer).

It's not B simply because the effect of the sentence is not startling.

It's not C, because there is no irony.

It's not E, because prepositions are not repetitive and neither is Parker's style.

Answer 4

You should at least try to answer this question by yourself, and develop your own abilities, instead of relying on other people, who won't always be there to help you.

Answer 5

E. I'm not sure, but I believe that is it.

Answer 6

e.