Examples Of The Blizzards Of 1888
ELA MCAS Practice
The blizzards of 1888 were portrayed as brutal, heavy, and a surprise to the people living in the midwest in both the poem “A woman’s voice” and the article ¨Blizzard!¨. They both show different viewpoints, with the article taking an informative stance while the poem was more of a story. However, they both give similar descriptions of the storm. Using both sources can give a more accurate portrayal of the blizzards. One example of this is found both in the article and the poem. They portray the storm as incredibly heavy and coming down fast. Both have direct quotes stating how heavy it was, even going as far as to say that “You couldn’t see your own hand at the end of your arm out there” (A women’s voice, verse 10). The
The blizzards of 1888 were portrayed as brutal, heavy, and a surprise to the people living in the midwest in both the poem “A woman’s voice” and the article ¨Blizzard!¨. They both show different viewpoints, with the article taking an informative stance while the poem was more of a story. However, they both give similar descriptions of the storm. Using both sources can give a more accurate portrayal of the blizzards. One example of this is found both in the article and the poem. They portray the storm as incredibly heavy and coming down fast. Both have direct quotes stating how heavy it was, even going as far as to say that “You couldn’t see your own hand at the end of your arm out there” (A women’s voice, verse 10). The