Analyzing Word Choice and Author's Purpose in Short Stories

She said to him ever so many times, graciously waving her tail, "My son, when you find a Hedgehog you must drop him into the water and then he will uncoil, and when you catch a Tortoise you must scoop him out of his shell with your paw." And so that was all right, Best Beloved. -"The Beginning of the Armadillos,"Rudyard Kipling Which phrases from the passage convey a comforting tone? Check all that apply.

"Best Beloved" "graciously waving" "And so that was all right"

"Payah kun," said the Eldest Magician, meaning, "That is quite right"; and he breathed upon the great rocks and lumps of earth that All-the-Elephant-there-was had thrown up, and they became the great Himalayan Mountains, and you can look them out on the map. . . . Then the Moon rose big and full over the water, and the Eldest Magician said to the hunchbacked old man who sits in the Moon spinning a fishing-line with which he hopes one day to catch the world, "Ho! Fisher of the Moon, are you playing with the Sea?" -"The Crab That Played with the Sea," Rudyard Kipling Which sentence most effectively helps to create a whimsical tone in this passage?

"Ho! Fisher of the Moon, are you playing with the Sea?"

Payah kun," said the Eldest Magician, meaning, "That is quite right"; and he breathed upon the great rocks and lumps of earth that All-the-Elephant-there-was had thrown up, and they became the great Himalayan Mountains, and you can look them out on the map. . . . Then the Moon rose big and full over the water, and the Eldest Magician said to the hunchbacked old man who sits in the Moon spinning a fishing-line with which he hopes one day to catch the world, "Ho! Fisher of the Moon, are you playing with the Sea?" -"The Crab That Played with the Sea," Rudyard Kipling Which phrases from the passage are examples of imagery? Check all that apply.

-"he breathed upon the great rocks and lumps of earth" -"the Moon rose big and full over the water"

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)

-was the first British writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature -was born in India and educated in England -wrote short stories, poems, and novels -entertained children through stories of animals and adventures

Vexed with having such a bad haul, when he had mended his nets, which the carcase of the ass had broken in several places, he threw them a second time. In drawing them in he again felt a great weight, so that he thought they were full of fish. But he only found a large basket full of rubbish. He was much annoyed. "O Fortune," he cried, "do not trifle thus with me, a poor fisherman, who can hardly support his family!" So saying, he threw away the rubbish, and after having washed his nets clean of the dirt, he threw them for the third time. But he only drew in stones, shells, and mud. He was almost in despair. -"The Story of the Fisherman,"Andrew Lang What tone is created by the words underlined in the passage? How do the underlined words create meaning

1- frustrated and worried 2- by emphasizing the fisherman's desperate situation

Vexed with having such a bad haul, when he had mended his nets, which the carcase of the ass had broken in several places, he threw them a second time. In drawing them in he again felt a great weight, so that he thought they were full of fish. But he only found a large basket full of rubbish. He was much annoyed. "O Fortune," he cried, "do not trifle thus with me, a poor fisherman, who can hardly support his family!" So saying, he threw away the rubbish, and after having washed his nets clean of the dirt, he threw them for the third time. But he only drew in stones, shells, and mud. He was almost in despair. Which group of words from the passage appeal to sight?

Carcass,rubbish, and mud

He took the Elephant—All-the-Elephant-there-was—and said, "Play at being an Elephant," and All-the-Elephant-there-was played. He took the Beaver—All-the-Beaver-there-was—and said, "Play at being a Beaver," and All-the Beaver-there-was played. He took the Cow—All-the Cow-there-was—and said, "Play at being a Cow," and All-the-Cow-there-was played. -"The Crab That Played with the Sea," Rudyard Kipling How does the use of repetition affect the narrator's tone in this passage?

It creates a playful and caring tone.

"Payah kun," said the Eldest Magician, meaning, "That is quite right"; and he breathed upon the great rocks and lumps of earth that All-the-Elephant-there-was had thrown up, and they became the great Himalayan Mountains, and you can look them out on the map. . . . Then the Moon rose big and full over the water, and the Eldest Magician said to the hunchbacked old man who sits in the Moon spinning a fishing-line with which he hopes one day to catch the world, "Ho! Fisher of the Moon, are you playing with the Sea?" -"The Crab That Played with the Sea," Rudyard Kipling How does the use of imagery create meaning?

The imagery emphasizes the compassion and authority of the Eldest Magician.

Vexed with having such a bad haul, when he had mended his nets, which the carcase of the ass had broken in several places, he threw them a second time. In drawing them in he again felt a great weight, so that he thought they were full of fish. But he only found a large basket full of rubbish. He was much annoyed. "O Fortune," he cried, "do not trifle thus with me, a poor fisherman, who can hardly support his family!" So saying, he threw away the rubbish, and after having washed his nets clean of the dirt, he threw them for the third time. But he only drew in stones, shells, and mud. He was almost in despair. How does the author's use of the underlined words create meaning?

The imagery explains why the fisherman is distraught

author's purpose

an author's primary reason for writing a text, most often to inform, persuade, entertain, or describe

Conclusion

an idea that is based on analysis and evidence

Tone

the attitude of a text toward the subject and theme

repetition

the reappearance of words, phrases, or figures of speech for effect

cite

to use text as evidence to support an idea or opinion

Imagery

vivid language that appeals to the senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell

"Payah kun," said the Eldest Magician, meaning, "That is quite right"; and he breathed upon the great rocks and lumps of earth that All-the-Elephant-there-was had thrown up, and they became the great Himalayan Mountains, and you can look them out on the map. . . . Then the Moon rose big and full over the water, and the Eldest Magician said to the hunchbacked old man who sits in the Moon spinning a fishing-line with which he hopes one day to catch the world, "Ho! Fisher of the Moon, are you playing with the Sea?" -"The Crab That Played with the Sea," Rudyard Kipling What is the narrator's tone in this passage?

whimsical