Constructed Response
What the reader can infer about Okonkwo is that he is a cruel person. The text states, "Okonkwo ruled his household with a heavy hand. His wives, especially the youngest, lived in perpetual fear of his fiery temper, and so did his little children." According to the text, "And so Okonkwo was ruled by one passion – to hate everything that his father Unoka had loved. One of those things was gentleness and another was idleness." The first quote is saying that people close to Okonkwo, which is are his wives and his children, are afraid of him, and live in fear. The second quote is explaining that the reason Okonkwo is a mean and cruel person is because he was ruled by one passion, and that was to hate everything that his father had loved, and that was gentleness and idleness, which means Okonkwo wants to be the opposite of his father, and be a cruel person to people close to him.
What is a 2/2?
Which word has the most negative connotation?
Peculiar or unique
Peculiar
The raindrops danced on the rooftop.
Personification
Ice-cream is a delicious frozen treat that comes in a many different colors and flavors. Two of my favorite flavors are strawberry and chocolate. Though both of these flavors are delicious, strawberry may contain pieces of fruit while chocolate usually will not. Even though more chocolate ice-cream is sold across the country annually than strawberry, each flavor tastes great in a milk shake.
The number of times (minimum) you should read a poem on the EOC before answering the questions
Two
You can infer that the protagonist , Okonkwo is a cruel or cold hearted person. In the text his children and wives are scared of him.His whole life was factored in fear, fear of failure and . He even rules his household with extreme crazy rules.
What is a 1/2?
Which word is more formal?
Stop or halt?
Halt
When my mom gets mad, she erupts like a volcano.
Simile
One time my mom and I made ice-cream. We added sugar and cream into a big glass bowl. We kept it frozen in the middle of a bigger glass bowl. While it froze, I stirred the mixture with a hand mixer. It was the first time that had I used one and it splattered ice-cream mixture all over the kitchen. The rest of the mixture finally froze, so we ate some ice cream, and then put the remaining portions in the freezer so that it wouldn't get freezer burned. That was a good day.
Chronological
Which words signal a shift or change?
But, however, suddenly
The way the speaker’s use of figurative language impacts the theme is by saying things like”its freezing and men burn in hell” or “ never again shall we walk like sheep to the slaughter” he does not want this to happen ever again how its cold in Europe but they were burning people alive and how they will never let people kill other people like sheep.
What is a 1/2?
Describe the author's tone:
Often you feel you’ve done nothing when you’ve actually done a lot. That’s because what you did do seemed beneath notice—it was so small that it didn’t “count.” But it did—just as each stitch counts toward a finished dress, each brick or nail toward a house you can live in, each mistake toward knowing how to do things right.
a. hesitant
b. encouraging
c. amused
Encouraging
My car is a dinosaur. I need to get a newer one.
Metaphor
Making ice-cream is not easy. Cream and sugar have to first be mixed in a frozen container. Ingredients may be added at this point, if desired. The mixture must be stirred and whipped until the cream and sugar mixture is frozen. Depending on the equipment, this may take as long as an hour. After the ice-cream is prepared, it must be kept frozen until it is ready to be enjoyed. Making ice-cream is difficult, but most people would agree that it is worth the trouble.
Sequence/sequential
What is the meaning of the figurative language?
The quarterback was running out of steam.
The quarterback was getting tired and not doing as well.
The speaker uses language to convey tone by using diction that sounds very negative. Phrases such as "puppet masters" (second paragraph) and "lopsided news feed" (final paragraph) creates a negative tone to go along with the negative diction.
What is a 2/2?
Describe the author's tone.
We are seriously failing our nation’s teenagers when it comes to education concerning AIDS. Somehow we must convince them, without delay, that this terrible illness can happen to them, not just too isolated groups in big cities. Let’s give them the information they need to protect themselves—before it’s too late.
a. impassioned
b. mocking
c. ironic
Impassioned
The exam takes a million years.
Hyperbole
Have you ever had an ice-cream headache? That's when a painful sensation resonates in your head after eating something cold (usually ice-cream) on a hot day. This pain is produced by the dilation of a nerve center in the roof of your mouth. The nerve center is overreacting to the cold by trying to heat your brain.
Cause and effect
What is the meaning of the figurative language?
She was just a trophy to Ricardo, another object to possess.
Ricardo does not think of the girl as a human being, but rather as an object or a status symbol.
the speaker us language to convey tone by stating that the interent is rigged and say that the 'interent usesd us.'The speaker is trying to explain that the internet and facebook are just using us and we have to sop using it.
What is a 0/1?
Is the tone objective or subjective?
What’s the matter with those idiots in the city council? First they pass new parking regulations saying we can’t park our cars in front of our own houses without a special permit. Now they’ve gone and slapped another tax on gas purchase—just to widen a road that’s already wide enough. Anyway, nobody enjoys the traffic delays resulting from road construction. The sooner we vote those incompetents out, the better off we’ll all be.
Subjective
My little sister is like a monster when she gets cranky.
Simile
The ice-cream shop around the corner from my house has the best ice-cream in the city. When you first walk inside, there is a long chrome counter with matching stools extending to alongside the far wall. Right where the counter stops, the booth seating begins. There are lots of old-timey knickknacks on the walls and chrome napkin holders on all the tables. My favorite part of the shop is behind the counter glass, where they keep all of the ice-cream flavors. A rainbow of delicious sugary flavors is kept cool and delicious behind the counter glass.
Spatial
**DAILY DOUBLE**
What is the meaning of the figurative language?
I was a heavy heart to carry
My beloved was weighed down
The speaker's relationship was difficult, and she made her lover sad often.