Question

What role can paradox play in a literary text? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)
Responses

Paradoxes leave readers feeling like the story is unresolved.
Paradoxes leave readers feeling like the story is unresolved.

Paradoxes may create a sense of stability and certainty in a literary text.
Paradoxes may create a sense of stability and certainty in a literary text.

A paradox may represent a problem that readers expect to be resolved.
A paradox may represent a problem that readers expect to be resolved.

A paradox can keep readers engaged in the plot of the literary text.
A paradox can keep readers engaged in the plot of the literary text.

A paradox can explain a character’s motivations.

Answer 1

- A paradox may represent a problem that readers expect to be resolved.
- A paradox can keep readers engaged in the plot of the literary text.

Brief justification: paradoxes create tension and intellectual puzzlement that invite readers to look for resolution or deeper meaning, which sustains engagement.