Student Response #1
The author chooses precise language to engage the reader in understanding the absurdity of the interactions between the animal groups, primarily the rabbits and the wolves. Each time the author uses the phrase “for it is well known…” the author leads the reader into something that would be a myth in the story, which could be equated to an impractical belief about a group that is most certainly worthy of death. By using this phrase, he is really saying it’s the story and alluding that it’s not the truth.
Student Response #2
The author dictates a story to the reader and he is dictating each time quotations marks are used.
Student Response #3
The author is clearly asking the reader to make the leap from this fable to the craziness of real world prejudice and injustice. The author uses several statements to lump all the rabbits together to help the reader understand this point.
Student Response #4
Stereotypes:
- Rabbits pound on the ground with their hand legs and cause earthquakes.
- Lettuce-eaters cause lightening
- Carrot-nibblers with long ears cause floods
Student Response #5
Clearly language choices that express exaggeration are the right answer here, my great MSL scorer! Let’s give infernal rabbits as the culprit for all the natural disasters a try: earthquake, lightening, and floods. Just in case that is not nearly enough, let’s throw a dash of the justaposition of the animals not hearing from the rabbits for some weeks and then “demanding.” REALLY, who waits weeks and then demands!
Student Response #6
The author uses name calling as a way to make the point. Rabbits become lettuce-eaters and carrot-nibblers.
Student Response #7
The same phrase with escapist shows up twice from two different animal groups.
Student Response #8
The author uses words to make the reader sad. When I was done reading, I was sad for the rabbits because the wolves were mean and made it an internal affair.
Student Response #9
Puns = Satire
“internal matter” tummy v. politics
Student Response #10
The wolves descending on the rabbits “for their own good” and imprisoning them “for their own protection” makes me think of the Japanese internment camps that I learned about in history. These people were made to stay in these places and it wasn’t a nice way to treat people.