Imagery helps engage the reader’s senses.
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
The smell of cookfires rose sweetly in the deep woods. Our footsteps made the leaves crackle. Up above, the blood red moon smiled down on our journey.
What effect does the language have on the historic setting?
(1 point)
Responses
Location-specific details indicate a specific region.
Location-specific details indicate a specific region.
The word choice reflects the time period.
The word choice reflects the time period.
Imagery helps engage the reader’s senses.
Imagery helps engage the reader’s senses.
Items from the past reveal the time period.
3 answers
Yamanba of the Mountain
by Cathy Spagnoli
When great winds whipped through the village, people said, "It's her fault, that yamanba. She always makes trouble."
However, no one had ever seen the Yamanba. No one had ever heard the Yamanba. They didn’t even know if she was real. They only passed on the terrible tales that their parents had heard from their parents.
Now, one fall day, a fierce wind suddenly blew, byuu, byuu. Rain poured down, za, za, za, za. Hailstones fell too, ba-ra, ba-ra. Then a terrifying voice roared, "I am the yamanba's new baby. We both want rice balls right now. If you don't bring mochi to us soon, we'll eat you all up!"
"Yamanba of the Mountain" from Asian Tales and Tellers by Cathy Spagnoli © 1998 Cathy Spagnoli, published 1998 by August House, Inc.
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
How does the author use language to highlight the cultural setting?
(1 point)
Responses
The author uses onomatopoeia that reflects the way people who live in that culture would describe sounds.
The author uses onomatopoeia that reflects the way people who live in that culture would describe sounds.
The author uses onomatopoeia that describes sounds in a way that is universally understood and recognized.
The author uses onomatopoeia that describes sounds in a way that is universally understood and recognized.
The author uses personification to give the storm characteristics that reflect the people in that culture.
The author uses personification to give the storm characteristics that reflect the people in that culture.
The author uses personification to highlight a universal fear people across cultures are likely to share.
by Cathy Spagnoli
When great winds whipped through the village, people said, "It's her fault, that yamanba. She always makes trouble."
However, no one had ever seen the Yamanba. No one had ever heard the Yamanba. They didn’t even know if she was real. They only passed on the terrible tales that their parents had heard from their parents.
Now, one fall day, a fierce wind suddenly blew, byuu, byuu. Rain poured down, za, za, za, za. Hailstones fell too, ba-ra, ba-ra. Then a terrifying voice roared, "I am the yamanba's new baby. We both want rice balls right now. If you don't bring mochi to us soon, we'll eat you all up!"
"Yamanba of the Mountain" from Asian Tales and Tellers by Cathy Spagnoli © 1998 Cathy Spagnoli, published 1998 by August House, Inc.
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
How does the author use language to highlight the cultural setting?
(1 point)
Responses
The author uses onomatopoeia that reflects the way people who live in that culture would describe sounds.
The author uses onomatopoeia that reflects the way people who live in that culture would describe sounds.
The author uses onomatopoeia that describes sounds in a way that is universally understood and recognized.
The author uses onomatopoeia that describes sounds in a way that is universally understood and recognized.
The author uses personification to give the storm characteristics that reflect the people in that culture.
The author uses personification to give the storm characteristics that reflect the people in that culture.
The author uses personification to highlight a universal fear people across cultures are likely to share.
The author uses onomatopoeia that reflects the way people who live in that culture would describe sounds.