To condescend to give or offer never so much as deigning a glance
A personal narrative is a text written in 1st person that centers on a particular event in the author's life. It has many elements, such as:
- Clearly defined focus
- Character descriptions
- Dialogue
- Setting description
- Strong introduction
- interesting details
- logical sequence
- strong conclussion
So, to make the narrative more interesting, Takoda should introduce:
- some dialogue that helps to develop the character of Uncle Mahkah.
- an introduction describing the life of Takoda and Uncle Mahkah
Answer:
D). “So I’ve burned books. And there are many / I haven’t even written, and nobody has.” ( Lines 18-19)
Explanation:
In the context of the poem titled 'Burning A Book,' the line which substantiates the answer to part A regarding the theme of the poem would be option D. <u>The lines 'So I've burned books....nobody has'(lines 18 -19) back the central idea of the poem as summarized in part A that 'Ignorance and a lack of new ideas pose a greater danger to the society than the burning of books</u>.' These lines prove that the poet aims to highlight that people need to be attentive and creative to ensure the development of society as it is as important as the knowledge offered in books. Hence, <u>option D</u> is the correct answer.
"Most children brought up in Brooklyn before the First World War remember Thanksgiving Day there with a peculiar tenderness. It was the day children went around “ragamuffin” or “slamming gates,” wearing costumes topped off by a penny mask." This evokes a sense of time and place because of the diction it uses. It tells us that it was before WW1 on Thanksgiving.