Accelerated Reader

emotional responses in the reader by using the right words to vividly show the reader the experiences of Cartwheel and allow the reader to connect her character (Tunnell, 2015, pp.18-19). The author achieves this by using precise vocabulary, figurative language, effective dialogue, music in language, understatement, unexpected insights and avoiding weak writing in the text (Tunnell, 2015, p.19). Precise vocab Precise vocabulary is used throughout the text to ensure the reader experiences…

the time of day he enjoys (Arp) description is likely to fire up the readers taste buds. The reader may decide they are hungry with such an imaginative description. He chooses to talk about breakfast time to consume the berries, so it would not be unreasonable for the reader to think about blackberry pancakes and syrup. The author compares the berries to words metaphorically stating words are knowledge which can help the reader become…

In“The Case of Short Words” , an article published in Miracle of Language, Richard Lederer discusses the short words. Lederer argues that short words can deliver people’s minds more clearly and effectively than big words. At first, he points out that short words convey the majority of emotional expressions powerfully and strikingly. Second, the author refers to a study which suggests that people prefer to use short words rather than pick big words during daily conversations. Third, the author…

each person is related to. This piece successfully portrays the mysteriousness of the town that only a long time resident could provide. The structure of this essay is somewhat confusing because it blends so many different stories together and as a reader it leaves you wondering more about each individual story. It does however use traditions well to read as if it were a narrative going through the night of telling the legends of the town. The use of dialogue also contributes to the narrative…

Early in “The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses” by Head, Brille describes Hannetjie as inhuman, but by the end of the story changes his mind. The reasoning for this is Hannetjie’s sudden shift in character. Throughout Bessie Head’s story, Span One sees Hannetjie as unnatural in his movements and demeanor. To describe him, they use words such as “eyes [are] the colour of the sky but they [are] frightening. A simple, primitive, brutal soul gaze[s] out of them” (Head 127). Towards the end, Brille attempts…

or a story of pure dissatisfaction- no resolve, no hope, solely tragedy? Which would be more desirable to reader? The answer to that question would be neither. A piece of work without balance in content would be absolutely displeasing to a reader. In Chapter 3 of The Storytelling Animal, Jonathan Gottschall argues that a story should be neutral in content in order to be pleasing to the reader and that conflict is essential because it not only entertains but also trains individuals to be…

Nefertiti?” contained in the Economist article, “What lies beneath”, present a compelling and balanced presentation of the findings of the original article by choosing to only incorporate certain arguments and present compelling questions to the readers. By studying the Factum Arte, high resolution color photography and scanned records of the painted walls in King Tutankhamun’s Burial Chamber, Dr. Reeves argues that there are hidden rooms and a secret passageway behind two of the walls. Using…

presents to the reader the ideas that violence is a temporary solution to a problem, and that memories from the past can seep into the present. Through the speaker’s diction, flashbacks, and use of metaphors, the reader is able to discern the terrible effects that violence has on others. The first two stanzas set the scene for the poem, with the first one saying “The old woman across the way is whipping the boy again and shouting to the neighborhood her goodness and his wrongs.” The reader is…

Tim O’Brien and Wilfred Owen both seek to convey to their readers the obscene brutality and wastefulness of war by presenting their own personal war stories. Through the intermingling of both past and present experiences and emotions in their texts, these writers are demonstrating the impact of war had on themselves as a means of conveying its horrors. O’Brien chooses to focus on the specific memories of the war itself while Owen chooses to reminisce on the happenings that took place before the…

own without the guiding hand of a parental figure; in a sense, this poem portrays one's actions as self deprecating compared to another's actions. In this poem, the speaker views his actions as not good enough compared to his deceased mother. The reader can assume that the speaker’s mother is dead because of the way he describes how his mother “would” season the pork. The speaker degrades his self confidence when he describes the way he prepares the ingredients saying, “I’ve seasoned the…