Read the following excerpt from the article "Vision, Voice and the Power of Creation: An Author Speaks Out," by T. A. Barron and
answer the question that follows: Right now, I am spending a lot of time listening to the voice of a particularly compelling character: the young Merlin. In the end, I finally heard the voice of Merlin thanks to a surprising source: the haunting, mysterious hooting of a great horned owl outside the window of my Colorado home. As I listened to that owl's resonant [echoing] call in the pre-dawn hours one morning, something about it gave me a whole new cadence [rhythm], a whole new sound. And then, a whole new voice.
In this paragraph, what is the author's explicit message about his inspiration for Merlin's voice? (10 points)
1)He had difficulty finding Merlin's voice.
2)His inspiration was the owl outside his window.
3)His old ideas were not working for Merlin's voice.
4)He spent a lot of time thinking about Merlin's voice.
I believe the correct answer is <span>2) His inspiration was the owl outside his window. The author says so explicitly/directly in the excerpt above - he was struggling trying to find Merlin's voice when suddenly it came to him '</span><span>thanks to a surprising source: the haunting, mysterious hooting of a great horned owl...' So the inspiration came from the owl itself - that is what Barron directly states in the text above.</span>
I believe it’s “People should not fear space weather because violent events are rare and space is vast” because the paragraph wants to convince you that space weather shouldn’t be one of things you should be worrying about.
A device of effectiveness is Emphasis. The emphasis is the repetition of key words and phrases or the careful arrangement of words to give them special weight and prominence.
It may also refer to the intensity of expression or the stress put on words to indicate their importance or special significance.
