8. In this text below, Michael asks if the “Holocaust” heading is “another example of Marrin going for drama.” How does the group ask questions and make comments that build on and clarify one another’s points to explore what Marrin meant by “holocaust”? Christina: Oh! Marrin wants to hook us. He wants us to feel the drama.
Michael: Yeah. Like the title: “Holocaust.” I think that’s another example of Marrin going for drama.
Chris: Wait, you think he’s comparing the fire the Jewish Holocaust? But how?
Ana: I looked up “holocaust,” to see what it meant: “Holocaust is an extensive loss of life, especially through fire and also sacrifice consumed by fire.”
Christina: Woah! I just got the chills.
Chris: So, you think the workers were sacrificed by their owners?
Michael: There were a lot of women packed into that factory.
Christina: Young, immigrant women.
Ana: And they locked the doors on them!
Chris: Yeah, but in a sacrifice you sacrifice for something, show does that apply?
Christina: You said it yourself! The Shirtwaist Tragedy energized the labor movement.
Chris: So, you think Marrin is saying that the workers were sacrificed for the movement?
Christina: Their deaths made change necessary.

Which ideas are expressed as literacy themes?

Read these sentences from "the yellow wallpaper." the color is repellent, almost revolting; a smouldering unclean yellow, strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight. it is dull yet lurid orange in some places, a sickly sulphur tint to others. what tone does the author create with the word choice? o a. beautiful o b. disgusted o c. happy o d. silly

Construct a written analysis of approximately 300−500 words about the poem “the cremation of sam mcgee.” your analysis should explain how the figurative language and literary devices contribute either to the meaning or to the narrative structure— plot, setting, characterization, and point of view—of the poem. your analysis should contain a thesis that is discussed throughout the essay. the essay should also contain textual evidence to support the analysis and a concluding paragraph. be sure to use correct punctuation, grammar, and spelling, and write using a formal style with precise vocabulary. use terms from the list provided below to construct your analysis. ballad—a type of narrative poem that tells a story, usually in the form of a folktale or legend stanza—a division of a poem that consists of two or more lines diction—the selection and use of words that influence the style and tone of the poem connotation—the emotional suggestion or implied meaning of a word that goes beyond its dictionary definition denotation—the actual or dictionary definition of a word rhythm—the recurrence of sound patterns created by a series of stressed and unstressed syllables meter—the pattern of beats within a line of poetry created by the rhythmic structure of stressed sounds rhyme scheme—a pattern of rhymes in poetry tone—the attitude of the poet toward the subject or readers, separate from mood or atmosphere mood—the overall or prevailing feeling that is created in a story or poem theme—the central idea of the story that reveals something about human life or behavior as you write your analysis, consider these questions: what is the function of rhyme in the poem? what would the poem be like if it did not rhyme? how do the rhyme and rhythm affect or enhance the meaning of the poem? how does the use of imagery and figurative language affect the poem? how is the subject matter and conflict affected by the structure of the poem? did i conclude my analysis clearly, supporting my analysis?