TSI Reading: The Power of Simile Compels You
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The phrase "like one possessed by a demon" used in lines 8–9 helps the reader understand that old master
(A)has seen a ghost
(B)is probably insane
(C)cannot walk very well
(D)has a religious nature
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one possessed by a demon or let's Go backto lines
Eight nine up here And we see most of his
leisure was spent in walking cursing ingest iq yah late
ing like one possessed by a demon Okay well that's
pretty crazy talk there Yeah So we know from the
narratives description of old master that he's a wretched man
at war with his own soul right there Great writing
In other words this isn't a guy who's got it
altogether In fact he may very well need a straitjacket
there So yeah it's b he's Probably insane right Loser
ones hear Well the word demon is used in the
similar It doesn't mean that he's literally seen a ghost
ghost Also old master's old and haggard but it's a
stretch to assume he can't walk In fact the narrator
mentions that he walks alone so this line attacks pretty
much tells us that the old dude is bonkers without
any mention of his religious views Yeah there's like nothing 00:01:11.483 --> [endTime] religious there he's Just weird All right that's it