Saturday, January 31, 2009

urggg.

Thanks for all the comments an stuff Mrs. Jones that was really nice of you.
I feel like doing this commentary stuff once I get an idea in my head(not matter if it works or not) I cant seem to get away from it. Yesterday even after I tried to get away from the holocaust I felt like a always kept going back to it. I don't know what i need to do because its frustrating me.

3 comments:

Ms J said...

Take it off the table. I will decree that you CANNOT use the Holocaust. Now-it isn't even an option. Remember that commentary is simply your reaction, response, and analysis of and to the words the author used. You picked certain ones. If you can't use them, then go back and pick something different. Nothing is in stone. As you do this more, the process becomes more fluid and you pick words that you already have commentary in mind for, so this part isn't so difficult. You also don't HAVE to use a simile. Talk about how it made you feel and why the author would want to do that to you.

"The author carefully selected words to describe the snake that would create a connection between the reader and the snake; when the snake is brutally murdered, the reader is affected by the senseless loss of life"

Didn't even use a simile. Give me what you've got and I'll work on it. I'll check back later.

Val said...

The author created a scene where the snake was murdered and fought extremely hard for it's life; by the choice of words the author chose the reader felt sympathy for the snake.

Ms J said...

The author created a scene where the snake was murdered and fought extremely hard for it's life; by the choice of words the author chose the reader felt sympathy for the snake.

Through his choice of words, the author carefully created a scene where the reader watches as the snake passionately but unsuccessfully fights to save its life. Because of the reader's inability to prevent the snake's murder, he or she feels extreme sympathy for the now-murdered creature.

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