The mississippi: dual passages
mary o'dell
the mississippi river
without question america's greatest river, the mississippi, has made major contributions to the physical and economic growth of the nation. coursing through the heart of america, it supplies water for the cities and industries that have located along its banks. in 1705 the first cargo was floated down the river from the indian country around wabash. this was a load of 15,000 bear and deer hides.. the mississippi river is the main stem of a network of inland navigable waterways which form a system of about 12,350 miles in length.
from the adventures of tom sawyer, by mark twain
tom’s mind was made up now. he was gloomy and desperate. he was a forsaken, friendless boy, he said; nobody loved him; when they found out what they had driven him to, perhaps they would be sorry; he had tried to do right and get along, but they would not let him; since nothing would do them but to be rid of him, let it be so; and let them blame him for the consequences—why shouldn't they? what right had the friendless to complain? yes, they had forced him to it at last: he would lead a life of crime. there was no choice.
(tom is now joined by joe)…as the two boys walked sorrowing along, they made a new compact to stand by each other and be brothers and never separate till death relieved them of their troubles. then they began to lay their plans. joe was for being a hermit, and living on crusts in a remote cave, and dying, some time, of cold and want and grief; but after listening to tom, he conceded that there were some conspicuous advantages about a life of crime, and so he consented to be a pirate.
three miles below st. petersburg, at a point where the mississippi river was a trifle over a mile wide, there was a long, narrow, wooded island, with a shallow bar at the head of it, and this offered well as a rendezvous. it was not inhabited; it lay far over toward the further shore, abreast a dense and almost wholly unpeopled forest. so jackson's island was chosen. who were to be the subjects of their piracies was a matter that did not occur to them.
read the passage on the left to answer the following questions:
3)
how might the structure of the first passage best be distinguished from that of the second passage?
a) only the first passage is really about the mississippi river.
b) the first passage is descriptive; the second passage is discursive.
c) the first passage is informational; the second passage is fictional.
d) only the second passage contains real content, instead of just meaningless facts.
4)
which best describes the difference of how the mississippi river is presented in each passage?
a) the first passage is a part of a novel, while the second passage could be a part of an encyclopedia entry.
b) the first passage has an exciting plot, while the second passage simply presents objective, factual information.
c) the first passage is written from a personal, opinionated point of view, while the second passage does not have a specific tone or voice.
d) the first passage presents factual information about the mississippi river, while the second passage simply uses the mississippi river for plot points and setting.
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Ответ:
Taking into consideration that the first passage is The Mississippi River by Mary O'Dell and that the second passage is an excerpt from Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain, the answers are as follows:
3) C) The first passage is informational; the second passage is fictional.
4) D) The first passage presents factual information about the Mississippi River, while the second passage simply uses the Mississippi River for plot points and setting.
Both passages present some sort of information about the Mississippi River, but in completely different ways. The first passage is informational, providing facts about the river's length and importance for navigation and industries. It is mostly useful as a source for research, maybe for historical or geographical purposes.
The second passage has the river as a character, so to speak. It performs a role in the story, even though as a setting, where the characters live, develop, and transform. The river is what gives the characters a chance to escape, to run away from what hurts them, and to grow. It played an important role in the author's life and was thus used by him in his writing as an important factor for the stories to unfold.
Ответ:
The tulips were bright flashes of color like a child's crayon drawing.
Explanation:
A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly refers to one thing in a way that is not literally true, but that explains an idea or helps make a comparison. Metaphors are used for rhetorical effect as well as to provide clarity. In this case, the tulips are being compared to a child's crayon drawing in order to explain what the colors of the tulips looked like.