7. I realized that in order to compare and contrast my own opinions based on a given familiar text I must do the following:
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what do u want me to answer?

it is the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story. the exposition will often have information about events that happened before the story began. the exposition is often the very first part of the plot.

one context clue that me find the meaning of luxuriance was that the base word of luxuriance is luxury, so i think that luxuriance means something that is luxury, or something luxurious.

absolutely it most certainly can.