BUKU JAWABAN TUGAS MATA KULIAH TUGAS 2 Nama Mahasiswa : Abdul Rahman Syah Nomor Induk Mahasiswa/ NIM : 041095626 Kode/Nama Mata Kuliah : PBIS4325 / AppreciationofLiteraryWorks Kode/Nama UPBJJ : 16/PEKANBARU Masa Ujian : 2020/21.2 (2021.1) KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN DAN KEBUDAYAAN UNIVERSITAS TERBUKA 1. Identify the style of the language the writer use √ The style isn’t formal. Bradbury applies informal words such Dad and Mom instead Mother and Father. Moreover, he uses ineffective sentences such as “The only sound was the motor him, the glide of water, the sun expending the air. Vacation and fishing and looks between people. ”He uses figure of speech, simile, and metaphor. There can be seen in the sentences “A silver ring fish floated by them, undulating, and closing like an iris, instantly, around food particles, to assimilate them. “His voice was deep and quiet. “Just like war.” War swims along sees food, contracts. 2. Analyze the tone of the writers √ The tone is joyful and curious Excerpt 1 There rose a soprano clamor all three boys as they rocked the boat in arching their tender necks to see. They oozed and ached. A silver ring fish floated by them, undulating, and closing like an iris, instantly, around food particles, to assimilate them. Dad looked at it. His voice was deep and quiet. “Just like war. War swims along sees food, contracts. A moment later – Earth is gone. ”William”, said Mom. “Sorry,” said Dad. They sat still and felt the canal water rush cool, swift and glassy. The only sound was the motor hum, the glide of water, the sun expending the air. “When do we see the Martians?” cried Micheal. “Quite soon, perhaps”, said Father. “Maybe, tonight.” “Oh, but the Martians are a dead race now.” Said Mom. “No, they’re not. I’ll show you some Martians, all right, “Dad said presently. Timothy scowled at that but said nothing. Everything was old now. Vocation and fishing and looks between people. The other boys are already engaged making shelves of their small hands and peering under them toward the seven – foot stone banks of canal, watching for Martians. (From October 2026: The Million- Years Picnic by Ray Bradbury) 3. Find one biographical excerpt from any textbook. Could you present the personality of the character in the biography? √ Knowledge about the crude material for radium and the process of how Marie discovered Radium The Car We Had to Push James Thurber Many autobiographers, among them Lincoln Steffens and Gertrude Atherton, described earthquakes their families have been in. I’m unable to do this because my family was never in an earthquake, but we went through a number of things in Columbus that were a great deal like earthquakes. I remember in particular some of the repercussion of an old Reo we had that wouldn’t go unless you pushed it for quite a way and suddenly let your clutch out. Once, we had been able to start the engine easily by cranking it, but we had the car for so many years that finally it wouldn’t go unless you pushed it and let your clutch out. Of course, it took more than one person to do this; it took sometimes as many as five or six, depending on the grade of the roadway and conditions underfoot. The car was unusual in that the clutch and were on the same pedal making it quite easy to stall the engine after it got started, so that the car would have to be pushed again. 4. What personality traits can you find from the characters n Thurber’s autobiographical narrative in general? √ Humorous portrayal of mother who doesn’t know gasoline from water and is afraid of all mechanical things. Zenas is a sensitive, rather poetical boy. Thurber is concerned with peculiarity of human behavior that enables him to create humor. 5. What advantage can you gain about Thurber’s personality after reading the memoir? √ Answers will very Adventages; We learn some funny things about the family as the car problem is resolved. We have knowledge that Thurber appreciates humor in life.
