“A Celebration of Grandfathers” by Rudolfo Anaya Diction and Syntax Worksheet Read the passages below and answer the associated questions

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“A Celebration of Grandfathers” by Rudolfo Anaya Diction and Syntax Worksheet

Read the passages below and answer the associated questions.

“‘Buenos dias le de Dios, abuelo.’ God give you a good day, grandfather. This is how I was taught as a child to greet my grandfather, or any grown person. It was a greeting of respect, a cultural value to be passed on from generation to generation, this respect for the old ones….

“These ancianos (old people, ancestors) from the cultures of the Rio Grande, living side by side, sharing, growing together, they knew the rhythms and cycles of time, from the preparation of the earth in the spring to the digging of the acequias that brought the water to the dance of harvest in the fall. They shared good times and hard times. They helped each other through the epidemics and the personal tragedies, and they shared what little they had when the hot winds burned the land and no rain came. They learned that to survive one had to share in the process of life” (444).

 

1.            The essay begins with a sentence in Spanish. What is Anaya’s purpose in doing this?

2.            What is the primary purpose of this part of the essay? Narrative, persuasive, or reflective? Support your answer.

3.            The tone of this passage is ---------- cheerful and joyful  -------------.

4.            Underline and label an example of both repetition and parallel structure in this passage.

5.            What is the structure in terms of function (declarative, imperative, interrogative, exclamatory) of the majority of the sentences in this paragraph? Underline those sentences.

6.            Is this paragraph largely narrative, persuasive, or reflective?

7.            What types of sentences does Anaya use in this paragraph? Consider sentence function (declarative, imperative, interrogative, exclamatory), sentence length, and structure.

8.            What is the tone of this passage?

9.            What is the tone of this passage?

10.          How does the tone relate to the author’s purpose here?

11.          Find and label examples of all of the following in the above paragraph:

12.          What is the tone of this passage?

13.          What is the primary purpose of this passage (reflective, narrative, persuasive)? Be prepared to support your answer. How does the tone contribute to the purpose?

14.          What is the tone of this paragraph?

15.          Is Anaya’s purpose here reflective or persuasive or both? Support your answer.

16.          Find and label examples of all of the following:

17.          Identify the metaphor in the first paragraph? Why is this a particularly effective comparison?

18.          The last sentence of this essay is the same as the first sentence. What is the effect of repeating this sentence at the beginning and the end? How does this underscore Anaya’s purpose?