Answer:
<u>“The Ambitious Guest” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. </u>
1. Claim/Topic Sentence: (Define the literary term.)
A personification is...
<u>Personification is a literary device in which a thing (an object, an idea, an animal) is given the qualities of a person. In other words, the non-living objects are described in such a way that we see they can act like human beings (to feel, to do something, etc).</u>
2. Quoted Example/Evidence from “The Ambitious Guest”:
An example of personification in the story is in the line.
<u><em>"The light hovered about them fondly, and caressed them all."</em></u>
3. Analysis: How did this impact the story? Explain in your own words (3-4 sentences).
Personification is a great way to describe something so that the readers can better understand it. In our case, Nathaniel Hawthorne used personification in this line, so that we could paint a picture in our mind. We can imagine that the light was bright and everywhere, the whole room was filled with beautiful light. Personification was used here as imagery.
I hope it helped you :)
I see only five questions instead of seven. But it doesn's matter. Also there's no options to fill blanks, so it's quite difficult to complete theese tasks. Anyway, I think I've got the idea. Take a look:
1. Walter Mitty was so uxorious that he couldn't buy puppy biscuits without consulting his wife.
2. Although they were not wealthy, her parents left her a rich patrimony by giving her a fine education.
3. Showing us photographs from her childhood, Grandmother pointed out the distinctive familial resemblance among her cousins.
4. After Uncle Nick died, I realized how much I depended on his avuncular affection.
5. In the movie, the deceitful bigamist maintained a wife, two children, and a dog in two different cities.
I hope you will find it helpful.
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The correct answer is G. A, B, and C.
Direct quotations add powerful emphasis for ideas, strong support for claim, and important credibility to your writing. All of the choices are true about direct quotations. Also, adding direct quotations will support your details.
