Look back at "in praise of slacking" or one of the
speeches we analyzed in this unit. pay attention
to the diction and syntax. how do the diction and
syntax affect the tone of the piece? the mood?
the voice? give examples from the
speech for each
why is it important to pay attention to how we
say what we say? what affect might that have on
those who are reading or listening to our words?

c.caliberate the new thermometer and begin the experiment again

in this passage from chapter 6 of "animal farm", by george orwell, what the author is ridiculing in this passage is the frivolity of some rules.

clover, the mare, believes she remembers that the fourth commandment forbade sleeping in beds because it was something that humans did. snowball, napoleon, and the pigs are brain-workers who look after the welfare of the farm. they are the obvious leaders because they are smart, and so they are entitled to eat the best food and sleep in beds. it is squealer, who says these lines making the difference between sleeping with sheets, what humans do, and sleeping in beds, what pigs do. the unwillingness to question authority makes the oppressed to obey without thinking.

do you have a copy of the poem?

peace, morning, sun glooming, sorrow, woe pardon’d, punished, more hence, talk, story. all of these three words have to do something with a depressed, regretful tone. woe is another word for misery, heartache, so all of these words are about unhappy feelings.