In 3–5 sentences, answer the following questions.
1. What information should a summary include? (Include at least three characteristics of a good summary in your response.)
2. Identify one thing that a summary should not include, and explain why.
2 answers
A good summary should include a brief overview of the main points of the text, an explanation of the main argument or purpose of the text, and a description of the author's tone or point of view. It should also be concise and to the point. A summary should not include any of the author's opinions or interpretations, as this would be a form of analysis rather than a summary.
Reading Literary Text Unit Test
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Read "The Cricket Sang" by Emily Dickinson.
The cricket sang,
And set the sun,
And workmen finished, one by one,
Their seam the day upon.
The low grass loaded with the dew,
The twilight stood as strangers do
With hat in hand, polite and new,
To stay as if, or go.
A vastness, as a neighbor, came,—
A wisdom without face or name,
A peace, as hemispheres at home,—
And so the night became.
In 1-2 sentences, explain how figurative language such as use of metaphor and simile can help a reader create meaning.
14 of 1514 of 15 Items
Question
Read "The Cricket Sang" by Emily Dickinson.
The cricket sang,
And set the sun,
And workmen finished, one by one,
Their seam the day upon.
The low grass loaded with the dew,
The twilight stood as strangers do
With hat in hand, polite and new,
To stay as if, or go.
A vastness, as a neighbor, came,—
A wisdom without face or name,
A peace, as hemispheres at home,—
And so the night became.
In 1-2 sentences, explain how figurative language such as use of metaphor and simile can help a reader create meaning.