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Read the story below and answer the questions that follow. They loved their little boy more than anything. Such a bright, beautiful toddler who learned to...

      

Read the story below and answer the questions that follow.
They loved their little boy more than anything. Such a bright, beautiful toddler who learned to say “mommy”before the age of one was pure sunshine for them. But, life has distractions and false beliefs can manifest over the stupidest of miscalculations and assumptions. As the heat built up, silent whispers intensified… There were talks on cell phones, and more and more talks on the phone. Posters were placed on every street. LOST CHILD! (HAVE YOU SEEN OUR LOVELY BABY BOY?)
As noon became late, frantic searching replaced any pleasantry. “We didn’t!” they howled as they scrambled to the car hoping for the impossible. That which they cherished and loved was FOUND, but gone.

(i) Explain two ways you would use to capture the sad mood before telling this story
(ii) Explain how you would perform the following sentence:
As the heat built up, silent whispers intensified…
(iii) What gesture is your audience likely to use at the end of the story?
(iv) Identify one instance of onomatopoeia in the story

  

Answers


Francis
(i) Explain two ways you would use to capture the sad mood before telling this story
• By singing a sad (moving) song.
• By humming a sad / melancholic / solemn tune.
• By posing a rhetorical question that dwells on loss and death.
• By giving a sad quote about losing a special person in one’s life.
• By giving proverbs about death (loss).
• Taking a long pause.

(ii) Explain how you would perform the following sentences:
As the heat built up, silent whispers
intensified…….
• I would say the first part of the sentence a little fast and raise my voice, and then pause where there is a comma to create suspense.
• I will say the rest of the sentence slowly, in almost a whisper, and my voice will trail off at the end.(because of the ellipsis. I will also wear a sad face.
I would use facial expression by letting my face reflect the emotion that I feel as I give the speech – concern, surprise, delight, puzzlement determination
• Tone – to capture the anxious moments
• Maintain eye contact with my audience my eyes would move from face to face ensuring personal contact
• Involve the audience by : Asking rhetorical questions, role-playing, ect. to sustain attention
• Dramatize some areas if necessary specify.
• Use props or any visual aid according to the need specify.
• Shrug the shoulder.

(iii) What gesture is your audience likely to use at the end of the story?
• They will shake their heads to show sympathy, disbelief, sadness

(iv) Identify two instance of onomatopoeia in the story
• Howled
• Whispers (any one)

francis1897 answered the question on November 22, 2022 at 07:07


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