<u>Peter Van Daan’s Motivations/ Actions:</u>
Peter Van Daan is one of the character from the novel ‘The Diary of a Young Girl’ by Anne Frank which depicts the story of the young girl Anne Frank and her family who went into hiding for two years. The story illustrates the horrors of war.
Peter is the son of Van Daan and he is shown as a loner who isn’t quite optimistic and who doesn’t trust of have faith in anything. Anne tries to bring the other side of him, but she realizes that Peter has an inferiority complex.
He mostly acts to benefit himself and he don’t really bother to impress anyone. Peter isn’t really a bold or courageous person, neither in words nor in actions.
Walking by a lane of truth
Running past a road of lies
To see the details of my youth
In which I hear my cries
Looking back I know I tried my best
But more potential could have seeped
Regardless I know have been blessed
As I see myself taking that last leap
Growing as the girl that I was
I see the Spring in my presence
To which there is no pause
Of the blossom in my essence
This is a simile! Because it is comparing two things using like or as
Answer:
1. How does this speech differ from an autobiography or memoir?
A) An autobiography or memoir would have a more dispassionate and factual tone. : A speech consist of different emotions along with opinions and facts. Whereas an autobiography is an accumulation of facts and figures strictly.
2. In which research source could you find the most information about figurative language?
D) book titled, Understanding Literary Language and Forms
: A book completely written for the purpose of understanding language and its forms would be the best source to understand figurative language.
3. Assume the speaker is speaking autobiographically. If you wanted to research the graduates of Meloncamp High School, this passage would be considered a
A) A primary source information: An autobiography is considered to the primary source as it coming straight from the person himself.
4. If Conrad wanted to find out the average pay and job opportunities for writers, which resource should he consult?
B) interview someone who is a writer : A writer would best know the opportunities and the pay scales that are being provided in the market for the writers.
