Answer:
B. One of those days that when you breathed out your breath kind of hung frozen in the air like a hunk of smoke and you could walk along and look exactly like a train blowing out big, fat, white puffs of smoke.
Explanation:
The novel "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis revolves around the lives of the Watson family. Narrated by the second child of the family Kenny, the story tells of the family's trip to Grandma Sands' place in Birmingham, Alabama.
Mentioned in the very first line of the start of the story, the narrator describes the setting as being a rather cold Saturday morning. The setting can be known through his description which allows us the readers to picture what it was like. Kenny states that the day was like "<em>One of those days that when you breathed out your breath kind of hung frozen in the air like a hunk of smoke and you could walk along and look exactly like a train blowing out big, fat, white puffs of smoke</em>". This provides the perfect picture for the readers to know about the setting of the place the narrator and his family were at.
Answer: Compare and contrast
Explanation: PROCESS OF ELIMINATION
Answer:
After i put my dog in the bathtub i wet him down. Once i did that i put shampoo to lather his coat. Then i took him out to dry.
Explanation:
Ihave a dog i dothis every 2 weeks.
This sentence calls action to the reader: A<span>ccording to the National Dairy Association, drinking a glass of milk each day can help you lose weight. The use of the words "According to" connotes an idea that the action should be done appropriately by the reader because it could help give great benefits to the body.
</span>
If you're comparing the two, why not take a look at this photo (attached).
Consider what was going on during the time of the Great Depression. You have the Dust Bowl happening in the west (which you can link very easily to the first paragraph of the text. Think about looking at the visual imagery the author describes).
The author speaks a lot of the nostalgia, which again relates to the history. Right before the Great Depression, people were living this life of luxury in the Roaring 20s. Consider the look in the woman's face. How does the nostalgia read in her eyes, her body language, and so on. You can connect this feeling of nostalgia with the quote about the marigolds reflecting "the strangest times." Consider how the speaker portrays this feeling of nostalgia or the memory of what once had been.
The marigolds represent not only the past but also... what could have been. Consider how you can link the hope that can be evident as well in the woman's eyes.
