Read the body paragraph from an analysis of "Two Kinds. " Amy Tan uses imagery to give readers a mental picture of how a child f
eels after disappointing a parent. "The lid to the piano was closed, shutting out the dust, my misery, and her dreams. " This memory reveals how final and frightening it was for Jing-mei to have her mother give up on her. What would make the evidence in this paragraph stronger? Select two options. Another quotation from Amy Tan in the paragraph commentary on the quotation in the paragraph proper citation of the quotation in the paragraph smooth integration of the evidence into the paragraph a summary of the main points in the paragraph.
The factors that would make the evidence in this paragraph stronger are:
Proper citation of the quotation in the paragraph.
Smooth integration of the evidence into the paragraph.
<h3>What is textual evidence?</h3>
Textual evidence is a point that is meant to support the truthfulness of another.
Given the sentence by Amy Tan in "Two Kinds," the pieces of evidence that will support her points will be properly citing the quotation and inputting the evidence into the paragraph.
This will validate the fact that Jing-mei's mother was truly disappointed in her.
An aside is a dramatic device in which a character speaks to the audience. By convention the audience is to realize that the character's speech is unheard by the other characters on stage.
