History

Gianni Hill

2 April, 21:47

Once upon a time, many years ago, a young princess was

kept hidden from the world in a magical castle, under the

spell of her father.

Which statement best explains the relationship between the author's choice

to begin the story this way and the effect it has on the reader?

A. The inclusion of a supernatural element leads the reader to

recognize this story as being concerned with spiritual matters.

B. The use of a common fairy-tale introduction leads the reader to

understand that the events to come will not be realistic.

C. The introduction of the character as royalty leads the reader to

suspect that the story will be a social critique.

D. Beginning the story with something that happened in the past leads the reader to assume that he or she will be familiar with the

events to come.