Zora Neale Hurston’s Strong Voice Answers

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Read the following passage and determine the author’s purpose. We live approximately twenty miles from the city. If you want to make it to the city in time for the play, you should take the train because it makes fewer stops than the bus.

What is the main purpose of the passage?

How does the language used in the passage support the author’s purpose? Check all of the boxes that are correct for this excerpt.It remains objective and unemotional.It creates powerful imagery.It evokes an emotional response.It reflects reason and logic.

What is the denotation of the word engulf?

How does Martin Luther King Jr.’s word choice achieve a particular effect?

“Frescoes, or murals painted on plaster, were popular during the Renaissance.”

“My brother chose strawberry ice cream, but I opted to skip dessert tonight.”

What is the most likely meaning of the word renovate?

Which context clues in this passage help the reader determine the meaning of the word?

How would you describe the diction in the first three sentences?

How would you describe the syntax in the first three sentences?

What is the main tone of the passage?

How does the negative connotation of the word whined create inconsistency?

“After hours of , the jury had reached a decision in the case. Journalists and experts had been the case for weeks. On the night of the , millions of Americans gathered around their . When the ruling – innocent – was finally made, the shock of many people in the courtroom was apparent.”

What is the connotation of engulf?

“My sister is loquacious, but I tend to be more quiet and reserved.”

How does the word renovate affect the overall passage?

How is the style of the last sentence inconsistent with the rest of the passage?

How is the tone of the fourth sentence inconsistent with the tone of the passage?

“After hours of , the jury had reached a decision in the case. Journalists and experts had been the case for weeks. On the night of the , millions of Americans gathered around their . When the ruling – innocent – was finally made, the shock of many people in the courtroom was apparent.”

“Composers use crescendos when they want the volume of the music to gradually increase.”

“After hours of , the jury had reached a decision in the case. Journalists and experts had been the case for weeks. On the night of the , millions of Americans gathered around their . When the ruling – innocent – was finally made, the shock of many people in the courtroom was apparent.”

“My brother chose strawberry ice cream, but I opted to skip dessert tonight.”

“After hours of , the jury had reached a decision in the case. Journalists and experts had been the case for weeks. On the night of the , millions of Americans gathered around their . When the ruling – innocent – was finally made, the shock of many people in the courtroom was apparent.”

“After hours of , the jury had reached a decision in the case. Journalists and experts had been the case for weeks. On the night of the , millions of Americans gathered around their . When the ruling – innocent – was finally made, the shock of many people in the courtroom was apparent.”

“After hours of , the jury had reached a decision in the case. Journalists and experts had been the case for weeks. On the night of the , millions of Americans gathered around their . When the ruling – innocent – was finally made, the shock of many people in the courtroom was apparent.”