Period 8. Topic Sentence, TLQ, and Commentary Practice Using "Southbound on the Freeway" by Beth Vessalico https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg 1. Create a topic sentence that states the title and author of the poem, and a statement about its use of suspense. 2. Use TLQ to integrate one quote into your body paragraph. 3. Write one sentence of commentary explaining why the evidence created a feeling of suspense or uncertainty for the reader. en-us 2016-12-19 18:12:53 UTC 2016-12-19 19:05:24 UTC hello@padlet.com Madison Troise https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371475 In the poem "Southbound on the Freeway" by May Swenson, the author uses many techniques to create a feeling of suspense. For instance,  when Swenson is describing the creatures she uses imagery. The text states, "Through the transparent parts you can see their guts."  This gives a creepy and gory image that makes you have a feeling of suspense. You start to wonder what kind of creature would be transparent and what would the creature look like.]]> 2016-12-19 18:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371475 Aidan O'Loughlin https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371482 In the poem "Southbound on the Freeway" by May Swenson, the author uses many techniques such as Imagery and Situational Irony". The poem showed these examples to describe items in the poem and add a plot twist at the end. The text states "Through the transparent parts you can see their guts." this is an example of imagery because it paints a picture of what the creatures look like.  When reading you aren't sure what to think, you may picture a scary monster or an everyday object. In the end we never know what society this is.

]]> 2016-12-19 18:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371482 Anthony femia https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371496 In the poem ¨Southbound on the freeway¨ by May Swenson, the author  creates feelings of suspense by using imagery and dramatic Irony.  An example of this is is ¨Through the transparent parts
you can see their guts.¨  This gives the reader and idea of what the object looks like and leaves the reader thinking. He uses Irony by saying he has eyes on the back of his head but that is not true. ¨They have four eyes.
The two in the back are red. ¨

]]> 2016-12-19 18:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371496 Olivia Cuba https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371502 In the poem "Southbound on the Freeway" by May Swenson the author creates suspense with situational irony. For instance, way the author uses situational irony when she describes the cars as terrible creatures. One example from the text is, "Their feet are round and roll on diagrams--or long 
measuring tapes--dark with white lines. Are these creatures cars?!
They have four eyes.
The two in the back are red. 
Sometimes you can see a 5-eyed 
one, with a red eye turning 
They are many of these creatures
on the top of his head. 
He must be special-" This situational irony creates susense because now the reader wonder how the cars are monsters to a different society, even though in our modern society the car isn't a monster too us. 
]]> 2016-12-19 18:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371502 Michael Popowich https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371503 In the poem "Southbound On The Freeway" by May Swenson, the author creates a feeling of suspense by using imagery. For example, the text states " The creatures of this star are made of metal and glass." This creates suspense because the reader doesn't know if the "creature" is a real creature or can it be something different.  ]]> 2016-12-19 18:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371503 Brendan Riley https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371511 In the poem "Southbound on Freeway" by May Swenson. The  authors uses techniques to create suspense by using situatinal irony. In the poem the describes the creaturs having 4 eyes which is the cars headlights. This gave the feeling of situatinal irony because they are describing a creature that is unknown to them but not to us.]]> 2016-12-19 18:52:06 UTC https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371511 Michael Augello https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371530 In the poem "Southbound on the Freeway" by May Swenson, the author creates a feeling of suspense by using the technique of rhetorical questioning. One example of a rhetorical question is, "Those soft shapes, shadowy inside the hard bodies--are they their guts or their brains?" This gave the feeling of suspense because now the reader has to question in their heads and try to think of their own answer to the question.


]]> 2016-12-19 18:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371530 kenny kenneth_magrene https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371550 In the poem southbound ony the freeway by May Swenson the author creates a feeling of suspense because you are trying to figure out what is going on in the poem and what is being described.]]> 2016-12-19 18:52:16 UTC https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371550 Jessica https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371584 In the poem “Southbound On The Freeway” by May Swenson, the author creates a feeling of suspense by using imagery. For example, Swenson said, " The creatures of this star
are made of metal and glass. Through the transparent parts
you can see their guts." By using imagery in this poem , Swenson creates a feeling of suspense because the author is describing  this creature and you are unsure about it.
]]> 2016-12-19 18:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371584 Devan Roussos https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371588 In the poem, "Southbound On The Freeway" by May Swenson. The author creates a feeling of uncertainty by using certain
techniques. For example, one technique the author uses is imagery. The tourist writes, "They have four eyes. The two in the back are red. Sometimes you can see a 5-eyed one, with a red eye turning." This is showing us how the author is envisioning the aliens he encounters on his trip We start to wonder what creature has eyes in the back of his head. This technique is used to create a feeling of  suspense.

]]> 2016-12-19 18:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371588 Joe joseph_messina https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371654 In the poem "Southbound on the Freeway" by May Swenson, the writer creates suspense in multiple ways, for example, by asking a rhetorical question that makes you really think about our society in this day and age. The tourist describes what sounds like aliens to us but is actually our society and the aliens they are describing are cars and asks the question, are we the brains of technology or is the technology in control? ]]> 2016-12-19 18:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371654 connor gray https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371695 In the poem "Southbound On The Freeway" the Author uses multiple tools to create suspense.A example of this is imagery this is seen on stanza three when the author is describing the creature."Through the transparent parts you can see their guts". This is a example of imagery because the author is telling us that the creatures are transparent and their organs are visible.

]]> 2016-12-19 18:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371695 In the poem "Annabel Lee"by Edgar Allan Poe, the author creates a feeling of suspense through his skillful use of suspense techniques. For example, as he tries to explain the cause of Annabel's death, Poe writes, " “ The angels, not half so happy in heaven/ Went envying her and me-These lines create an uneasy feeling for the reader because it changes their perception of angels being innocent, loving creatures to an image of angry, devious angels wanting to take revenge on the speaker. This also makes the reader fear the power of the angels beth_vessalico3 https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371744 2016-12-19 18:53:28 UTC https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144371744 sabrina https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144373244 In the poem "Southbound on The Freeway" by May Swenspon the author uses a feeling of suspense. This would be imagery. When the alien is describing the creatures, he says " ]]> 2016-12-19 18:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/beth_vessalico3/nt2bnppn2yjg/wish/144373244