Question

In The Metamorphosis, Kafka shows us how genres can overlap, making fiction seem like a more (___1___) form of writing than it might otherwise be. While the story is (___2___) in its character depictions, it’s based on the (____3___) event of a man changing into an insect. Gregor’s transformation into an insect is also (____4____) , since it serves to symbolize the larger themes of the story, such as isolation and alienation.

1. a. versatile
b. concrete
c. psychological
d. allegorical

2. a. historical
b. scientific
c. realistic
d. modernist

3. a. classical
b. fatalistic
c. modernistic
d. surrealistic

4. a. realistic
b. allegorical
c. historical
d. modernist

Answer 1

I'd say the correct answer for #1 is psychological.
#2 is realistic.
#3 is surrealistic.
#4 is allegorical.
I hope this helps.

Answer 2

1 idk but its not psychological.

2 realistic

3 surrealistic

4 allegorical