Fiction text(Ashputtle)
poem(Barter)
non-fiction text
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What is the definition of Tone and Mood? Give me an example?

Tone is the author's attitude toward the subject or audience, conveyed through word choice and style. Mood is the feeling or atmosphere evoked in the reader by elements such as setting, imagery, and plot. While tone is the author's feeling, mood is the audience's emotional experience.

100

what is the definition of ecstasy in context with the poem Barter: 

"For one white singing hour of peace

Count many a year of strife well lost,

And for a breath of ecstasy

Give all you have been, or could be."

an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement.


an emotional or religious frenzy or trance-like state, originally one involving an experience of mystic self-transcendence.

100

what is the definiton of compassion in this context: 

As that very wise [student body president] said, "Diversity, like anything

worth having, requires effort -- effort to learn about and respect difference, to be

compassionate with one another, to cherish our own identity, and to accept

unconditionally the same in others…

feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.

200

What is the definition of perched in this context from Ashputtle, The Brothers Grimmranslated: "

Each time a little white bird came and perched on the tree, and when

Ashputtle made a wish the little bird threw down what she had wished for."


"Perched" means to sit lightly on the edge or tip of something, like a bird on a branch, or to be placed precariously high up, like a castle on a hill, describing a light, elevated rest. It's used for both birds settling on a high spot (like a telephone wire) and people sitting carefully on furniture or ledges, often to get a better view, and can describe a location high up, such as a "perched village". 




200
What is the theme of the poem of Barter?

The beauty can be seen in all aspects of life.

200

What is the significance of the anecdote, and how does it contribute to the plot?

gives background on why she conveys this message and also contributes to the author's purpose.

300

What is a theme statement in Ashputtle that has to do with the sisters?

Greed and selfishness don't bring anything good.
300
What inferences can you make about the author who wrote this poem?

They dont judge people by their looks, and some people write about stuff from their own personal experience. 

300

What is the Tone?

It's descriptive and informational.

400

How does the setting of the hazel tree influence the plot?

It creates a place for Ashputtle to receive the dresses and adds to the background of Ashputtle because it's her mother's grave.

400

What poetic convention does this poem use?

Stanzas, repetition, and uses rhetorical devices like metaphors, imagery, and symbolism.

400

What is the mood of this non-fiction text?

It's very inspirational, uplifting, heart-warming.
500

What character archetype can you use for the sisters?

The archetypes are tyrant: The bully desires power.


500

What is the author's tone and diction?

optimistic
500

What is the theme statement?

Be grateful for what you have in life.