Fiction Text (Ashputtle)
Tone and mood
Supportive, sympathy, and hopeful
Tone
Encouraging and excitement
Word meaning- Ecstasy
An overwhelming feeling of great happiness
Word meaning- Haughty
Arrogantly superior and disdainful
Vocabulary- Essence
The intrinsic nature of something
Tone
Joyful, uplifting, delightful
Theme
If one chooses kindness in the end they will likely be rewarded
Theme
Effect of poetic conventions- Personification
"Life has loveliness to sell"
It makes one feel in control of their life and less fearful of what's to come.
Setting influencing plot
The planted tree influences the plot because, it is where she prays for a better life. This makes her feel like her mom is listening and there with her, which makes her hopeful.
Effect of diction- Paragraph 6
The use of "larger than yourself" makes the reader believe they can have an effect on the world
Theme
The theme of the poem "Barter" by Sara Teasdale is the supreme value of beautiful moments in life which are worth any cost.
Archetype- Stepmother
The tyrant
Isolated paragraph contributes to the overall message
Paragraph 5
Inferences about the author
They value meaningful experiences over materialism