Based on an examination of structure, it is clear that both authors reveal their viewpoints most clearly in the last sentence- that is a true statement
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Read “My Father’s Sadness” by Shirley Geok-lin Lim
Evaluate Are lines 18–19, "the mangrove netted by lianas, the host perishing of its lavishness," an effective ending for the poem? Support your view by explaining both the literal image created by the lines as well as their figurative meaning.
Answer:
It´s an effective ending because it uses a beautiful metaphor deeply connected to the author´s and her father's heritage.
Explanation:
The literal image is that of a decaying mangrove, a kind of tree found mostly in Asia, from where the father of the poem is from. This type of tree is the host to organic content that feeds from the tree´s ecosystem.
The figurative meaning is that of the dying father, who has succumbed to the responsibilities of being the sole provider of the family.
Answer:
The following is the order the events occurred:
1️⃣ Stewart reluctantly agrees to allow Vivian to help maintain his racer.
2️⃣ Vivian begins to build her own soapbox racer for the next race.
3️⃣Stewart is skeptical Vivian can build her own racer since he needed help to build his.
4️⃣ After seeing a video of Stewart's soapbox race, Vivian wants to help him.
5️⃣Vivian has the best soapbox racer and wins first prize at the race.
Explanation:
From the excerpt, it can be clearly seen that the above order is correct.
Stewart reluctantly agreed to allow Vivian help him. Then Vivian begins to build her own racer. When Stewart that he wasn't sure Vivian will be able to her own racer. Vivian still tries to help Stewart but he refused. At last, Vivian won the prize.
