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ed by the near screaming and shouting but the saltwater of the beach hurt my eyes and I couldn't open them. My lungs were on fire, I tried to draw in breaths of cool air to quench the fire Kuya laid me on the rough sandy shore and it was my turn to grip at his arm. I was afraid that if I'll let go, the water will take me again. I heard the thud of my cousins' feet running towards me "Ambit, we're sorry, we're sorry! We should not have dared you to go so far from the shore!" I felt somebody wiping my face with a cool face towel Somebody urged me to drink water from a bottle while another one shielded my face from the sun. My heart was still racing from what happened as my body shook with the relief of having narrowly missed drowning at the sea. Answer the following questions: 1. What could be the possible organizational pattern used here? 2 This speech has 173 words. Read it aloud and time yourself while reading it. How long did it take you to read this speech? (The average word count would give us an estimate of one minute but you could have read it in less or more than a minute, depending on your delivery) 3. Pick out examples of the following from the speech: a Active, strong verbs. b Visual imagery: Auditory imagery Tactile imagery c d felt somebody wiping my face with a cool face tavel. My lungs were on fire. e Hyperbole: 4 In which speaking engagement or setting would this speech be appropriate and why? 5. If you were listening to this speech, will you feel involved as an audience? Why or why not?​

Answer 1

The possible organizational pattern used in the speech is chronological order. Examples of active, strong verbs, visual imagery, auditory imagery, and tactile imagery can be found in the speech. The speech would be appropriate in a context where someone is recounting a personal experience or in a public speaking setting that aims to engage and emotionally resonate with the audience.

Step-by-step explanation:

The possible organizational pattern used in the speech is chronological order. The speech describes a series of events in a specific sequence, starting with the narrator's struggle in the water and ending with their safe arrival on the shore.

To determine how long it took to read the speech, further information is needed as the speech is not provided.

Examples of:

1. Active, strong verbs: screaming, shouting, hurt, draw, quench, grip, wiping
2. Visual imagery: The description of the beach, the waves, and the sun
3. Auditory imagery: The sounds of screaming, shouting, thud of feet running, and the wave of coward agony
4. Tactile imagery: The feeling of the rough sandy shore, touching the captain's arm, and wiping face with a cool face towel

An example of hyperbole is the exaggeration that the narrator's lungs were on fire.

This speech would be appropriate in a context where someone is recounting a personal experience or in a public speaking setting that aims to engage and emotionally resonate with the audience.

The audience would likely feel involved as the speech uses vivid imagery and personal emotions to draw them into the narrator's experience.