Employ your knowledge of using figurative language and techniques in enhancing the given text. Read the following text and enhance it using figurative language and literary techniques:
Roland Mason had had a very bad day; in fact, bad things had been happening to Roland since quite sometime now. He had failed his final high
school tests even after Mr. Jacobson, his math teacher, had agreed to give him extra classes after hours. The reason was he had not once
appeared for the extra class, resulting in Mr. Jacobson calling upon his parents to tell them about Roland's absence. His father had refused to give
him any pocket money now for a week, and Roland was feeling miserable; his mother had left for her mother's home after crying away the night.
Even she had refused to speak to him, he had no hope of getting any help

- a.) the man dies after he is unable to keep a fire lit.

answer: do

the 'italicized phrase' is a noun clause that is used as a direct object.

what: when quoting a source, use the author’s words verbatim, or word-for-word. this means you shouldn’t change any grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. put quotations around the words to tell your reader where the quote begins and where it ends.

you also need to acknowledge the author. for example, if using mla format for your research paper, you should have in-text citations with the author’s name and page number listed at the end of each quote.

when: use quotations to provide concrete examples to support your claims. using direct quotations is a great way to build your credibility on the subject. it’s also a good idea to quote your source when the author states things in a powerful way. if you think he or she said it best, then use the exact words to share the ideas.

example: in the short story “a jury of her peers”, mrs. hale compares mrs. wright to her caged bird, saying “she—come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself. real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and—fluttery. how—she—did—change” (glaspell).

paraphrasing

what: paraphrasing differs from quoting because you restate the passage in your own words. since you don’t use the author’s words, you don’t need to use quotation marks. however, you still need to acknowledge the author for his or her ideas.

when paraphrasing a text, you should communicate the full meaning of the text; don’t change the meaning. it can be a condensed version of the text, or it could end up being longer than the source it’s paraphrasing.

when: you use paraphrasing when you take notes, or explain a chart or diagram to someone. paraphrasing highlight the important parts of a larger text. it also allows you to simplify the ideas for your readers.

example:

original: “it was no ordinary thing that called her away–it was probably further from ordinary than anything that had ever happened in dickson county. but what her eye took in was that her kitchen was in no shape for leaving: her bread all ready for mixing, half the flour sifted and half unsifted” (glaspell).

paraphrase: as mrs. hales walks around mrs. wright’s home, she notices that the kitchen is in disarray as if she was in the middle of baking bread (glaspell).

uhh i would say.. 100 years or innovation?