Read the excerpt from "America's Shifting Views on Immigration" by Mike Kubic: Most of them were natives of Central, Eastern and Southern Europe - Slavs and Italians looking for a
better life and Jews fleeing from oppressive ghettos - and as their ships passed the nearby Statue of
Liberty, many cried in anticipation of reaching the legendary land of their dreams.

The author's attitude towards the living conditions of Jews in Europe can best be described as:

Mocking
Content
Accusing
Critical

Critical

Explanation:

In using the word 'oppressive', we can infer that the author is of the belief that Jews were being mistreated by those around them in the countries they stayed in.

This word therefore carries the connotation that the author is criticizing these conditions because in using the word 'oppressive', which carries a negative connotation, actions of others towards the Jews is seen in a negative light.

animal farm is a novel about a group of animals who take control of the farm they live on. the animals get fed up of their master, farmer jones, so they kick him out. however, trouble brews as the pigs, napoleon and snowball, fight for the hearts and minds of the other animals on the farm.

explanation:

try to do soaps tone.

s-subject

o-occasion (the reason the author wrote the poem)

a-audience (who is this poem mostly for)

p-purpose (was it to convince, inspire, etc. the audience)

s-speaker (can be the author or another character, like is a child, adult, woman, elderly, animal narrating the poem)

tone- the mood the reader gets from this poem

mood- the mood the author had with their own poem

meaning- what do you think the meaning is?

message- what is the author trying to explain to the audience? like what is the theme?

if you still don't get it try showing everyone the poem so they could unravel it