In 3–5 sentences, answer the following questions.
1. What information should a summary include? (Include at least three characteristics of a good summary in your response.)
2. Identify one thing that a summary should not include, and explain why.
make it short
1. A good summary should include the main points or ideas of the original text, without unnecessary details. It should be concise, providing a brief overview of the content. Additionally, a summary should be objective, presenting information from the original source without personal opinions or biases.
2. One thing that a summary should not include is personal interpretations or analysis. Summaries should focus on providing a concise overview of the original text, and presenting personal opinions or analysis would go beyond the scope of summarizing and into the territory of critique or analysis. This is important because the purpose of a summary is to convey information objectively and without bias.
shorter
1. A good summary should include the main points, be concise, and objective.
2. A summary should not include personal interpretations or analysis, to maintain objectivity.
Read "The Cricket Sang" by Emily Dickinson.
The cricket sang,
And set the sun,
And workmen finished, one by one,
Their seam the day upon.
The low grass loaded with the dew,
The twilight stood as strangers do
With hat in hand, polite and new,
To stay as if, or go.
A vastness, as a neighbor, came,—
A wisdom without face or name,
A peace, as hemispheres at home,—
And so the night became.
In 1-2 sentences, explain how figurative language such as use of metaphor and simile can help a reader create meaning.