Analyzing Appeals
Which best describes how this passage appeals to the
reader's emotions?
The birds, for example - where had they gone? Many
people spoke of them, puzzled and disturbed. The feeding
stations in the backyards were deserted. The few birds
seen anyvhere were moribund; they trembled violently
and could not fly. It was a spring without voices.
-Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
by describing birds near death and a spring without
chirping
by highlighting people's confusion about what is
happening to the birds
by contrasting the way people feel with what is
happening to the birds
