Question
ANALYZE CRAFT AND STRUCTURE
Letter
Read this letter. Then, answer the question(s).
(1) Dear Fran,
(2) I have just come back from an incredible place—a cave in Vietnam called Son Doong. The sights in this cave are extraordinary. Throughout our hike there, I felt like the first astronaut to visit a planet far from Earth.
(3) To descend into the cave, we entered a hole in the earth and hiked down a steep descent of 80 meters. We then trudged for miles through a river that never reaches the surface. The water is untouched, pure, free of taint or pollutant. At one point, we were astonished to see sunlight, first let in long ago when a ceiling collapsed. An underground jungle flourishes in this column of light. There, the Hand of Dog rock paws at the sky—and the sky smiles down on it kindly, stroking the rock with its rays. Truly, an astonishing sight. I can‟t wait to show you some of our photos.
(4) The cave is as deep as a forty-story building. A jet airliner could be parked in one of its caverns. On the hike, my flashlight never revealed its walls, and the black ceiling above was as distant as the stars in the sky.
(5) Originally, I had hoped to rappel into the cave. (To picture a person rappelling, think of what happens in an old animated cartoon when a person raises a bucket using a pulley. When you rappel, you are the bucket, but instead of pulling up on the rope, you gently release it to allow yourself to descend.) Instead of rappelling into the cave, though, we hitched our safety harnesses to a rope and hiked in, with some climbs along the way. A little more mundane, but surely, the experience was still an otherworldly adventure!
(6) In amazement,
(7) Professor Xi
Which line from the passage is an example of personification?
Responses
Throughout our hike there, I felt like the first astronaut to visit a planet far from Earth. (paragraph 2)
Throughout our hike there, I felt like the first astronaut to visit a planet far from Earth. (paragraph 2)
There, the Hand of Dog rock paws at the sky—and the sky smiles down on it kindly, stroking the rock with its rays. (paragraph 3)
There, the Hand of Dog rock paws at the sky—and the sky smiles down on it kindly, stroking the rock with its rays. (paragraph 3)
The cave is as deep as a forty-story building. (paragraph 4)
The cave is as deep as a forty-story building. (paragraph 4)
A little more mundane, but surely, the experience was still an otherworldly adventure! (paragraph 5)
A little more mundane, but surely, the experience was still an otherworldly adventure! (paragraph 5)
Letter
Read this letter. Then, answer the question(s).
(1) Dear Fran,
(2) I have just come back from an incredible place—a cave in Vietnam called Son Doong. The sights in this cave are extraordinary. Throughout our hike there, I felt like the first astronaut to visit a planet far from Earth.
(3) To descend into the cave, we entered a hole in the earth and hiked down a steep descent of 80 meters. We then trudged for miles through a river that never reaches the surface. The water is untouched, pure, free of taint or pollutant. At one point, we were astonished to see sunlight, first let in long ago when a ceiling collapsed. An underground jungle flourishes in this column of light. There, the Hand of Dog rock paws at the sky—and the sky smiles down on it kindly, stroking the rock with its rays. Truly, an astonishing sight. I can‟t wait to show you some of our photos.
(4) The cave is as deep as a forty-story building. A jet airliner could be parked in one of its caverns. On the hike, my flashlight never revealed its walls, and the black ceiling above was as distant as the stars in the sky.
(5) Originally, I had hoped to rappel into the cave. (To picture a person rappelling, think of what happens in an old animated cartoon when a person raises a bucket using a pulley. When you rappel, you are the bucket, but instead of pulling up on the rope, you gently release it to allow yourself to descend.) Instead of rappelling into the cave, though, we hitched our safety harnesses to a rope and hiked in, with some climbs along the way. A little more mundane, but surely, the experience was still an otherworldly adventure!
(6) In amazement,
(7) Professor Xi
Which line from the passage is an example of personification?
Responses
Throughout our hike there, I felt like the first astronaut to visit a planet far from Earth. (paragraph 2)
Throughout our hike there, I felt like the first astronaut to visit a planet far from Earth. (paragraph 2)
There, the Hand of Dog rock paws at the sky—and the sky smiles down on it kindly, stroking the rock with its rays. (paragraph 3)
There, the Hand of Dog rock paws at the sky—and the sky smiles down on it kindly, stroking the rock with its rays. (paragraph 3)
The cave is as deep as a forty-story building. (paragraph 4)
The cave is as deep as a forty-story building. (paragraph 4)
A little more mundane, but surely, the experience was still an otherworldly adventure! (paragraph 5)
A little more mundane, but surely, the experience was still an otherworldly adventure! (paragraph 5)
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct line from the passage that exemplifies personification is:
**"There, the Hand of Dog rock paws at the sky—and the sky smiles down on it kindly, stroking the rock with its rays." (paragraph 3)**
This line attributes human qualities to non-human entities: the rock is described as if it has the ability to "paw" at the sky, and the sky is characterized as being capable of "smiling" and "stroking" the rock, which are actions typically associated with human behavior. This use of personification enhances the imagery and emotional impact of the description.
**"There, the Hand of Dog rock paws at the sky—and the sky smiles down on it kindly, stroking the rock with its rays." (paragraph 3)**
This line attributes human qualities to non-human entities: the rock is described as if it has the ability to "paw" at the sky, and the sky is characterized as being capable of "smiling" and "stroking" the rock, which are actions typically associated with human behavior. This use of personification enhances the imagery and emotional impact of the description.