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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Evoke/provoke?
I'm writing an essay on "A Streetcar Named Desire". In this sentence which word should I use:
Throughout the play, she evokes/provokes both frustration and pathos in the audience, but inexorably her tale must end in tragedy.
please tell me!!
thank you x
Throughout the play, she evokes/provokes both frustration and pathos in the audience, but inexorably her tale must end in tragedy.
please tell me!!
thank you xTop answer
evokes
- evokes
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As Mister Micawber says, use 'evokes'.
Evoke means to summon or stir up within, whereas provoke means to goad somebody or something into action.
Evoke means to summon or stir up within, whereas provoke means to goad somebody or something into action.
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