"Memory" can be found in The Mee Street Chronicles: Straight Up Stories of a Black Woman's Life written by Frankie Lennon.
6a. The main idea in this chapter is for the author to introduce to the reader on what her memoir will be about and a glimpse of where the author came from. This chapter was to grab the readers attention by putting some information about her background of moving to knoxville; yet letting us know that the rest of her book will show how knoxville made her into the person she is today.
6c. The significance in this piece was to introduce her background and how knoxville influenced Frankie Lennon into the person she is today. She did imply this in her chapter and it made me, the reader, want to read more and find out what truly did influence her.
7a. The author uses a lot of description through out this chapter. For example she uses a lot of description on page 4 and 5 when she describes the different flowers. She fell in love with flowers and you can tell that was true by the way she described the different types of flowers.
7b. Frankie Lennon transitions each paragraph by tying each topic together, making the chapter run smoothly. She moves from one story to another, but they fall into place by the way she structured her paragraphs.
7c. Lennon uses transitional phrases to move from one story to another. This makes the chapter move smoothly.
9a. In her conclusion paragraph I her Lennon's tone of voice being of reinforcement. She writes, "People need to remember things. Because memories tell a story. Memories mark who you are." She is reinforcing the readers to remember their memories because it can explain why the make you the person you are today.
9b. One things that the author values are the flowers and seasons. She values their beauty and the good effect they have of her.
9c. She expresses her feelings by describing how they bring joy to her and when she thinks about these memories they bring happiness to her (page 5).
