Question

read the question carefully and select the best answer. which statement about novels is best supported by the passage below (paragraph 6)? spectacle and melodrama remain at the heart of tv, as they do with all arts that must reach a large audience in order to be economically viable. but it is voice, tone, the sense of the authors mind at work, that are the essence of literature, and they exist in language, not in images. a. novels are unique because they can express ideas and emotions that images cannot. b. voice and tone are important characteristics of literature. c. novels are not economically viable. d. novels do not contain melodrama.

Explanation:

The passage states that voice, tone, and the sense of the author's mind at work are the essence of literature and exist in language. This directly supports the idea that voice and tone are important characteristics of literature. Option A is not directly supported as the passage doesn't compare what novels can express vs. images in that way. Option C is incorrect as the passage doesn't discuss the economic viability of novels. Option D is wrong as the passage doesn't claim novels don't contain melodrama.

Answer:

B. Voice and tone are important characteristics of literature.