Ackerman begins by stating that “Love is the great intangible.” What does she mean by this statement? Ackerman is saying that
love is an emotion that cannot be easily understood
. She develops this idea by comparing love to a dream state that has aspects of both nightmares and daydreams, yet is neither.
Why does Ackerman include quoted words references to Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poem How Do I love Thee and John Donne's poem The flea why would you expect to see citations like this in an informational text?
Ackerman includes references To Elizabeth to the poems to show that
our one word that we use to talk about love is so limited that people have to think of new
ways to show the extent of how much they love something for example a common phrase we use today is “I love this so much that I'll die for it” to show that we …
How does Ackerman describe love?
Ackerman presents love as
being heroic, artistic, healing, calming, compassionate, annoying, uplifting, and corrupting
.
What is love's vocabulary about?
Love is
an ancient delirium, a desire older than civilization
, with taproots stretching deep into dark and mysterious days. We use the word love in such a sloppy way that it can mean almost nothing or absolutely everything. It is the first conjugation students of Latin learn.
What is being compared in lines 2/4 In love's vocabulary?
What is being compared in lines 2-4? She is comparing love to “
beasts out of pure emotion
“(Ackerman Line 2-4) 1.
What is the simile in the paragraph explain whether it has a positive or negative connotation?
The simile in the paragraph is that
love is so strong for such a small word
. It is like there is an ant but it can destroy a world or bring world peace. It has both a positive and negative connotation because love can be negative when people separate but be positive when people unite with it.
