I Am American by Jennifer Tibbets (GRETCHEN SCHRIVER enters left and walks down left. SILHOUETTES congregate up right and throughout the speech slowly spread out across the back of the stage, legs and arms spread wide to represent the prairie.) GRETCHEN SCHRIVER: I am American. In 1885 my family left the newly united Germany. It was the Industrial Revolution and machines were replacing people. My family was no longer needed. America was still wide open, though. They entered through Galveston, Texas, and eventually made their way up the Mississippi River to Milwaukee. They farmed. They took all that land, that prairie grass waving mile after mile, and started turning it into the infamous bread basket. They built churches and music halls, and, well, they really settled into America. Use the passage below to answer the question. How does the dramatic structure present an image of the prairie? (1 point) Responses Gestures and scenery create a detailed literal representation. Gestures and scenery create a detailed literal representation. Set design stages a vivid backdrop for the unfolding action. Set design stages a vivid backdrop for the unfolding action. Lyrical spoken language evokes a figurative impression. Lyrical spoken language evokes a figurative impression. Speech and gestures combine to suggest a general impression.
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The most accurate response to how the dramatic structure presents an image of the prairie is: Gestures and scenery create a detailed literal representation.
This choice reflects how the Silhouettes' positions on stage, along with their physical gestures representing the expansive prairie, contribute to a concrete and visual understanding of the setting described in Gretchen Schriver's speech.
