CLASS 9
THE LAST LEAF
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He dresses the illness up
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He calls the illness Mr. Pneumonia
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He makes the illness blink
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He doesn’t
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the story, pneumonia is personified as a bold “ravager” who stalks a community unawares and smites his victims “by scores.” The author tells us that Mr. Pneumonia is a “red-fisted, short-breathed old duffer."
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: In the story, “The Last Leaf", pneumonia was personified as an invisible antagonist. An antagonist is the counterpart of the main character who brings conflicts in the story. The illness brought a scare to the city of Washington, which eventually visited the main character, Johnsy, in the story.
Detailed explanation-3: -based on the authors description mr. pneumonia can be compared to the grim reaper which is the personification of death in the story, pneumonia acts like the grim reaper jhonsy discouraged. by the turn her life has taken tells sue that she will soon die when the last leaf off the vine outside her window.
Detailed explanation-4: -’ The personification of pneumonia made this illness look like a real person and an enemy who has come to devour the people in Greenwich. This personification made this enemy look real to the readers and invoked an emotional connection with Johnsy and created an urge to support the fight of hope and faith of Johnsy.