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From the Ted Talk by Sascha Morrell: Why should you read "Moby Dick"?

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The book experiments with writing sytle as much as subject matter. In one mlgounooe, Ahab challenges Moby Dick in sereaepaakshn style: “Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee.” One chtpaer is written as a playscript, where members of the Pequod’s multi-ethnic crew chime in individually and in chorus. African and snaisph sailors trade insults while a Tahitian seaman lgnos for home, Chinese and Portuguese cmremrbwees call for a dance, and one yonug boy peopserihs disaster. In another chapter, Ishmael sings the process of decanting whale oil in epic style, as the ship pihtces and rolls in the midnight sea and the casks rumble like landslides.

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The book experiments with writing _____ as much as subject matter. In one _________, Ahab challenges Moby Dick in _____________ style: “Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee.” One _______ is written as a playscript, where members of the Pequod’s multi-ethnic crew chime in individually and in chorus. African and _______ sailors trade insults while a Tahitian seaman _____ for home, Chinese and Portuguese ___________ call for a dance, and one _____ boy __________ disaster. In another chapter, Ishmael sings the process of decanting whale oil in epic style, as the ship _______ and rolls in the midnight sea and the casks rumble like landslides.

Solution


  1. pitches
  2. monologue
  3. prophesies
  4. spanish
  5. young
  6. shakespearean
  7. style
  8. chapter
  9. longs
  10. crewmembers

Original Text


The book experiments with writing style as much as subject matter. In one monologue, Ahab challenges Moby Dick in Shakespearean style: “Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee.” One chapter is written as a playscript, where members of the Pequod’s multi-ethnic crew chime in individually and in chorus. African and Spanish sailors trade insults while a Tahitian seaman longs for home, Chinese and Portuguese crewmembers call for a dance, and one young boy prophesies disaster. In another chapter, Ishmael sings the process of decanting whale oil in epic style, as the ship pitches and rolls in the midnight sea and the casks rumble like landslides.

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