In "Feathers from a Thousand Li Away", Amy Tan uses ___ and ___ to symbolize ___. For example, when the mother mentions "short quote" , the reader feels . Also, Tan's use of as a symbol of , (does what) The line "short quote" is poignant because.

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.

reading poetry is challenging when you don't have or very little of social context and culture schema.

solution: read the introduction, the norm, or even explaination if you still dont get it.

the very first one i did this and passed the test with 5 wrong