6th Period Battle of the Ants by Roxanne Miranda https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154 Nonfiction Analysis en-us 2017-02-23 19:00:47 UTC 2023-06-04 18:24:34 UTC hello@padlet.com First, you and your partner will type your question here. roxanne_miranda1 https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155866622 Then, you will type your NAMES and your response here. You will then respond to at least one other comment. ]]> 2017-02-23 19:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155866622 What inference can we make about the author's view of nature? https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155890107 We can infer that the author sees nature as more than meets the eye. He sees nature as a symbol for human life and human interactions. (Race, war, love, and differences) 
By Mary and Jocelyn]]> 2017-02-23 20:03:10 UTC https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155890107 What inference can we make about the author's view of nature? https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155890262 The author's view of nature is that's the ants are compared to people in this huge world, showing that the overall picture, war isn't really worth it. By Grace and Monica.]]> 2017-02-23 20:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155890262 What sentence best reflects the author's tone? Why? Aidar Bodoshev https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155890316 The sentence that best reflects the author's tone is, "... but I felt for the rest of the day as if I had my feelings excited and harrowed by witnessing the struggle, the ferocity and carnage, of a human battle before my door." In this sentence, the author reveals just how he felt during this bellum and his views of nature. His feelings of excitement can be easily seen throughout the essay as he compared the bellum of the ants to great historic battles of the past. ]]> 2017-02-23 20:03:52 UTC https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155890316 What is the primary function of paragraph 3? https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155890317 Fighting to the death. This is shown when the author writes "... now at noon-day prepared to fight until the sun went down, or life went out."

]]> 2017-02-23 20:03:53 UTC https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155890317 What image is created by the allusions in paragraphs 4 and 5? Nathan Weigle and Gabe Ramos https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155890442 The reader thinks about the Trojan War and the hero Achilles saving his best friend Patroclus. The reader gets the image the the bellum between the ants is as ferocious as the Trojan War.]]> 2017-02-23 20:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155890442 At the beginning of paragraph 4 the author says "They fought with more pertinacity than bulldogs" what is the effect of the authors use of metaphor ? jacob_jones10 https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155890520 He's comparing these ants to bulldogs because just like bulldogs, these ants won't stop till they get what they want; until they're satisfied. Jacob Jones]]> 2017-02-23 20:04:34 UTC https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155890520 What image is created by the allusions in paragraphs 4 and 5? https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155890715 ayanna and andrea]]> 2017-02-23 20:05:04 UTC https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155890715 At the beginning of paragraph 4 The nararator says "They fought with more pertinacity than bulldogs." What is the effect of the author's use of metaphor? https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155890938 The metaphor gives the reader an image that reveals the ants are fighting with no restraints. Giving off a perspective that the ants are like myrmidions that will fight to the death. Overall, this sentence can represent how intense the fight was between the colonies. Schindler Rislin. Trevor Yelton.

]]> 2017-02-23 20:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155890938 At the beginning of the paragraph 4 the narrator says "They fought with more pertinacity than bulldogs". What is the effect of the author's use of he metaphor? kiana_krummen https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155891527 The effect of the author's metaphor is to show that bulldogs can be vicious when antagonized, but showing that the ants are more violent then a dog. This shows me that the fight was fierce between the ants. 
Kiana  ]]> 2017-02-23 20:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155891527 At the beginning of paragraph 4 the narrator says "they fought with more pertinacity than bulldogs." What is the effect of the author's use of metaphor? https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155891920 Bulldogs are vicious and will bite until you bleed and they feel satisfied. He is comparing the ants to bulldogs because just like the bulldogs, the ants are not going to stop until they are satisfied and get what they want. By: Mercy and Daphanie]]> 2017-02-23 20:08:18 UTC https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155891920 https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155893551 2017-02-23 20:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/155893551 What inference can we make about the author's view of nature? And what does that in turn show us about his view of war? roxanne_miranda1 https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/156128286 Everyone will answer this one.]]> 2017-02-24 19:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/156128286 https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/156129221 2017-02-24 19:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/roxanne_miranda1/karzdi2s6154/wish/156129221