Question

In Japanese, kintsugi means "golden joinery.” This art form embodies several Japanese ideas related to art and life. These include wabi-sabi, an appreciation for imperfect things; mottainai, a feeling of remorse when something is wasted; and mushin, a willingness to welcome change.

Sophia is writing an essay and using text features as support. Which text feature would best support this portion of the essay?

a time line with dates showing when these Japanese words were first used
an illustration showing one of the Japanese words written in Japanese characters
a graph showing how often each Japanese word has appeared in literature
a chart giving examples of what each Japanese word means

Answer 1

A chart giving examples of what each Japanese word means.

Reason: the passage explains what wabi-sabi, mottainai, and mushin mean; a chart with examples/definitions directly supports and clarifies those ideas. The timeline, character illustration, and frequency graph don't convey the meanings as clearly.