OPTIC Graphic Organizer _ Based on the Excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath.

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OPTIC Graphic Organizer Part I Answer the following questions based on the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath. 1. The excerpt begins by narrating the plight of the farmer and ends by narrating the pl... ight of the starving poor people. Which struggle, the farmer's or the people's, is more compelling to you? Explain why. 2. What is the tone of this excerpt? How does Steinbeck use rhetorical strategies to convey this tone? 3. Find an example of repetition and explain how it impacts this excerpt. 4. What is "the crime... that goes beyond denunciation"? 5. Explain the implications of Steinbeck's powerful final metaphor, "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.” 6. Copy and paste one image from the Yale University website that you think could accompany this excerpt and explain your choice. [Show More]

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