Question

Read the paragraph from Sanjay's literary analysis essay.

In "Two Kinds” by Amy Tan, the main character says, "I pretended to be bored. And I was. I got so bored I started counting the bellows of the foghorns out on the bay while my mother drilled me in other areas. The sound was comforting and reminded me of the cow jumping over the moon."

Which sentences are effective ways for Sanjay to analyze the text evidence in the paragraph? Select three options.

Tan uses an allusion to the familiar nursery rhyme about the cow jumping over the moon to help readers experience what the character is feeling.
Tan uses an analysis of the mother's behavior to express how bored the main character feels.
Tan uses characterization, developing Jing-mei by describing how she responds to her mother's actions.
Tan uses imagery to give the reader a mental picture of the main character's experiences with her mother.
Tan uses irony to help the reader understand the main character's response to her mother's actions.

Answer 1

A. Tan uses an allusion to the familiar nursery rhyme about the cow jumping over the moon to help readers experience what the character is feeling.

C. Tan uses characterization, developing Jing-mei by describing how she responds to her mother's actions.

D. Tan uses imagery to give the reader a mental picture of the main character's experiences with her mother.

Answer 2

• A. Tan uses an allusion to the familiar nursery rhyme about the cow jumping over the moon to help readers experience what the character is feeling. --- The allusion is a figure of speech characterized by the use of a reference or quotation to a fact or person, necessarily known by the interlocutor. In this excerpt, Amy tan uses the allusion to give the reader a sense of comfort and security that the family environment can provide.
• C. Tan uses characterization, developing Jing-mei by describing how she responds to her mother's actions. --- The characterization is the description of the distinctive character traits that acts primarily to determine the physical or psychological profile of the characters as living parts of a story. In this story, Amy Tan decided to describe the character so as to pass on to the reader how the character's personality interferes in how he reacts to his mother's actions
• D. Tan uses imagery to give the reader a mental picture of the main character's experiences with her mother. --- Imagery is a literary device used by writers to deepen the meaning of something in the work. The Imagery aims to sharpen the senses of the reader to make him have strong feelings about what he is reading. Amy Tan used imagery to deepen the reader's understanding of the main character's experiences with her mother.