1. Read the following passage from Jack London’s “The Law of Life.” From whose perspective does the narrative relate the events in this passage?
The thought made the old man panicky for the moment, and he stretched forth a palsied hand which wandered tremblingly over the small heap of dry wood beside him. Reassured that it was indeed there, his hand returned to the shelter of his mangy furs, and he again fell to listening. The sulky crackling of half-frozen hides told him that the chief's moose-skin lodge had been struck, and even then was being rammed and jammed into portable compass. The chief was his son, stalwart and strong, head man of the tribesmen, and a mighty hunter. As the women toiled with the camp luggage, his voice rose, chiding them for their slowness. Old Koskoosh strained his ears. It was the last time he would hear that voice. There went Geehow's lodge! And Tusken's! Seven, eight, nine; only the shaman's could be still standing. There! They were at work upon it now. He could hear the shaman grunt as he piled it on the sled. A child whimpered, and a woman soothed it with soft, crooning gutturals. Little Koo-tee, the old man thought, a fretful child, and not overstrong. It would die soon, perhaps, and they would burn a hole through the frozen tundra and pile rocks above to keep the wolverines away. Well, what did it matter? A few years at best, and as many an empty belly as a full one. And in the end, Death waited, ever-hungry and hungriest of them all.
Geehow’s
Old Koshoosh’s
Tusken’s
Little Koo-tee’s
Which literary element does this passage from Stephen Crane’s “The Open Boat” employ?
2. A faint yellow tone came into the sky over the low land. The shadows on the sea slowly deepened. The wind bore coldness with it, and the men began to shiver.
"Holy smoke!" said one, allowing his voice to express his impious mood, "if we keep on monkeying out here! If we've got to flounder out here all night!"
"Oh, we'll never have to stay here all night! Don't you worry. They've seen us now, and it won't be long before they'll come chasing out after us."
The shore grew dusky. The man waving a coat blended gradually into this gloom, and it swallowed in the same manner the omnibus and the group of people. The spray, when it dashed uproariously over the side, made the voyagers shrink and swear like men who were being branded.
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Descriptive language
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1. From whose perspective does the narrative relate the events in this passage?
To determine from whose perspective the events in this passage are presented, we need to examine the pronouns and descriptions used in the text. In the passage, we see phrases such as "The thought made the old man panicky" and "Old Koskoosh strained his ears." These descriptions and pronouns ("the old man," "Old Koskoosh") suggest that the narrative is relating the events from the perspective of Old Koskoosh, the old man mentioned in the passage.
So, the correct answer is: Old Koskoosh’s.
2. Which literary element does this passage from Stephen Crane’s “The Open Boat” employ?
To identify the literary element employed in this passage, we need to analyze the language and structure used. In the provided passage, we see descriptions such as "A faint yellow tone came into the sky" and "The spray, when it dashed uproariously over the side, made the voyagers shrink and swear like men who were being branded." These vivid descriptions appeal to the senses and create a mental image of the scene, which indicates that the passage utilizes descriptive language.
Therefore, the correct answer is: Descriptive language.