Thinking Critically about Description

Read “Eating Chili Peppers” and answer the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

Question 13.37

1. Omitted Details What details are omitted from this essay that might have been included?

Question 13.38

2. Connotation What is the connotation of the phrase “chili mush” (para. 3)?

Question 13.39

3. Details How does the way in which the author describes eating a chili pepper affect the way that you view eating one?

Question 13.40

4. Sensory Detail Which examples of sensory language did you find particularly powerful and engaging? What makes them effective?

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