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As always, answer each question in well-developed, thoughtful responses on your own paper. Include support from the text, using a variety of direct citation or paraphrase.Suicide Note by Janice MirikitaniWhat are the causes have contributed to her suicide?What words, phrases, and images are repeated in this poem? What effect do these repetitions have?Why does the speaker believe her life would be happier if she were male? Do you think she is correct?Why does the speaker feel the need to apologize?Find three examples of figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, etc.) and analyze the effect of each. Why We Crave Horror Movies by Stephen KingWhat does King mean when he states that “the horror movie is innately conservative, even reactionary” (4).What, according to King, causes people to crave horror movies?What other reasons can you add to this list?Identify the analogy King uses in paragraph three, and explain how it works.What emotions does society applaud? Why? Which ones does King label “anti-civilization emotions” (11)?In what ways is a horror movie like a sick joke? What is the “dirty job” or effect that the two have in common?King starts his essay with the attention-grabbing sentence, “I think that we’re all mentally ill.” How does he develop this idea of insanity in his essay? What does King mean when he says, “The potential lyncher is in almost all of us”? How does King’s last line relate to the theme of mental illness?What is King’s tone?For homework, write a reading response for “Why and When We Speak Spanish in Public”. This is due Tuesday, by midnight in eCampus. ................
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