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aCTiViTY 2.5
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The verb
Quick Conversation
• Share your work with a partner. Read aloud the original and revised sentences. Discuss how they compare and which verbs you prefer. How did the new verbs change the story? Which verbs better help you visualize the action? Record notes from your discussion.
helps me see .
In my opinion, the verb is the most vivid because .
Write a Short Argument
After analyzing and evaluating diction in the Odyssey, you have enough information to write a short argument. Choose a vivid verb from your chart that comes from the story. Write a short argument in which you explain the author’s diction, state your opinion of how effective it is, and give a reason why. Before writing, read the model short argument provided. Notice what information is in each of the sentences. Try structuring your argument in the same way.
I think the verb should be replaced with .
ModEl: SHort ArguMEnt
The author uses the vivid verb “guzzled” to describe how Cyclops drinks the wine Odysseus gives him. This verb shows how quickly Cyclops drinks, and it also shows how greedy and selfish he is. He doesn’t stop to offer anyone else a drink, and he doesn’t use any manners at all in the way he drinks. The diction that Homer uses helps the reader see the action and understand how Cyclops is a true monster, even in the way he drinks a gift.
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