Personification is : when you add human qualities to inanimate objects
Example 1: The waves slammed with fury against the shore.
Example 2: The clock screamed as it struck 12.
Apostrophe is: a symbol used to show possession
Example 1: Nick's hand was bleeding.
Example 2: Andrea's house is on the right.
Accuracy, and objectivity. Conciseness: unlike paraphrase, summary condenses information
Answer:
From "On Being A Cripple" by Nancy Mairs
The claim is "I am a cripple."
Explanation:
This claim by Nancy is an assertion by her that something is. Usually, as Nancy is making the declaration, she does not provide any evidence to support her affirmation. This is because the readers of this story cannot ascertain why Nancy concludes that she is crippled. If some evidence is given, the claim remains subjective as it is the narrator's personal opinion. After all, she can still claim that she is divinely and extremely blessed in her physical condition.
Nancy Mairs (1986) wrote this short story to question the imprecise descriptions that society has been coining to label some people who are not like others in physical look, as if lessening the truth or bluntness about a person's condition could lessen the pains. For Nancy, she disagrees totally. Instead, she finds meaning and humor on being described as a cripple, the plain truth about her physical condition. She states that she is simply physically crippled. No euphemism should be intended.
Even as I am checking my write-up on this issue, it is being reported as "sensitive" instead of "vulgar." This shows that our society is relegating truth to niceties, just to pander to the sensibilities of others.
Answer:
Grandpa believes that it is time to begin preparing for his death.
Explanation:
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