Craft and StructureMediumFunction of an opening comparison
Craft and Structure practice question
A dry-stone waller works like a person doing a jigsaw with no picture on the box: every stone is turned until it finds the one place it fits, and a wall built that way stands for a century without mortar.
Which choice best describes the function of the comparison to a jigsaw?
- A. It conveys that the waller's skill lies in trial and fit rather than in following a plan.Correct
- B. It indicates that walling is a game.
- C. It suggests that the wall has a picture on it.
- D. It implies that walls are built quickly.
Answer: A. It conveys that the waller's skill lies in trial and fit rather than in following a plan.
No picture on the box: fit found by turning each stone.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It indicates that walling is a game.
- A comparison.
- C. It suggests that the wall has a picture on it.
- The point is that there is no picture.
- D. It implies that walls are built quickly.
- Turning every stone is slow.
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