Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms.

"It could not be worse," Passini said respectfully. "There is nothing worse than war."

"Defeat is worse."

"I do not believe it," Passini said still respectfully. "What is defeat? You go home."

"They come after you. They take your home. They take your sisters."

"I don't believe it," Passini said. "They can't do that to everybody. Let everybody defend his home. Let them keep their sisters in the house."

This excerpt exemplifies how Hemingway uses short sentences that:

1.) are still loaded with meaning.

2.) contain very little more meaning.

3.) are purposefully difficult to understand.

4.) hold limited symbolic value.

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Nikolai Booth

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26 June, 20:01

Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms.

"It could not be worse," Passini said respectfully. "There is nothing worse than war."

"Defeat is worse."

"I do not believe it," Passini said still respectfully. "What is defeat? You go home."

"They come after you. They take your home. They take your sisters."

"I don't believe it," Passini said. "They can't do that to everybody. Let everybody defend his home. Let them keep their sisters in the house."

This excerpt exemplifies how Hemingway uses short sentences that:

1.) are still loaded with meaning.

2.) contain very little more meaning.

3.) are purposefully difficult to understand.

4.) hold limited symbolic value.

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Jaylen Hensley · Answer 1

1.) This excerpt exemplifies how Hemingway uses short sentences that are still loaded with meaning

Jamie Ellis · Answer 2

Hemingway uses short sentences that 1.) are still loaded with meaning.

Explanation: In"A Farewell to Arms", Hemingway uses short but purposeful sentences as his style of writing to present information in an enjoyable and simple manner. His style of writing is short, straightforward, and easy to understand.