The author’s use of the word
“sentenced” in the poem “They Shot Wook Kim” is like this: “Sentenced by the
absence of laughter and love,” Which probably means:
<span>It conveys both the swiftness
and finality of his murder. It conveys the
deliberation and inevitability of his murder. </span>
Answer: C. To reject or treat with disgust.
Explanation: denotation is the literal meaning of a word, the one that we can find in a dictionary, connotation is the meaning given by the context of the word, or also by the readers based on their emotions or personal experiences. In the given excerpt the connotation or meaning from the context of the word "spurn" is to reject or treat with disgust, we can infer that by noticing that the excerpt in general have a negative tone about fate, death and hope.
Answer:
In Gary Soto’s memoir “One Last Time,” he vividly describes both the physical and mental demands of harvesting grapes and cotton as a migrant field worker.
Explanation:
Soto goes into great detail about his time picking grapes and cotton, but he doesn’t really go into as much detail about why he feels the way he does.