Question Description
I’m working on a english question and need a sample draft to help me understand better.
Each of the five short passages below (in italics) is fairly objective and colorless.
Your job is to write two new versions of each passage: first, using words with positive connotations to show the subject in an attractive light; second, using words with negative connotations to describe the same subject in a less favorable way
- Bill cooked dinner for Katie. He prepared some meat and vegetables and a special dessert.
(1) Describe the meal that Bill prepared, making it sound appetizing by using words with favorable connotations.
(2) Describe the meal again, this time using words with negative connotations to make it sound quite unappealing. - The person did not weigh very much. The person had brown hair and a small nose. The person wore informal clothing.
(1) Identify and describe this particularly attractiveperson.
(2) Identify and describe this particularly unattractive person. - Douglas was careful with his money. He kept his money in a safe place. He bought only the necessities of life. He never borrowed or lent money.
(1) Choose words that show how impressed you are by Douglas’s sense of thrift.
(2) Choose words that make fun of Douglas or pass scorn on him for being such a tightwad.D.There were many people at the dance. There was loud music. People were drinking. People were dancing. People were holding each other.
(1) Through your descriptions, show how this dance was an enjoyable experience.
(2) Through your descriptions, show how this dance was an extremely unpleasant experience. - After sundown, the park was empty, dark, and quiet.
(1) Describe the park as a peaceful place.
(2) Describe the park as a frightening place.