“Why I Want a Wife” Questions
Thesis and Arguments
1. What is the thesis of the essay? Put it in your own words and provide a cited quotation from the
essay as support.
- Everyone should have a wife
2. Is the thesis implicit or explicit?
- The thesis is explicit
3. State three arguments from the essay that support the thesis.
a.) Argument #1
- Women are housekeepers, they watch the children
b.) Argument #2
- Women take care of your physical needs
c.) Argument #3
- Women can take care of your social needs
Imagery Questions
4. What sensory information is in the language (i.e., colour, scents, sounds, tastes, or textures)?
- Imagery is used when Brady explains the many jobs especially in the second half of paragraph
6. The reader can almost see a woman running around juggling trays of food while the husband
sits talking to his guests and enjoying himself.
5. Drawing examples from the text, explain what the author is trying to convey through the use of
imagery.
- The author uses imagery when he describes the life of him and his wife. He talks about how
they will make sure their kids are social and will take them to “parks and the zoo”. This
represents the idealistic lifestyle he aims for with his wife.
Diction Questions
6. What does the author’s use of diction suggest about his or her attitude toward the subject,
event, or character?
- The author’s constant repetition of the actions he will partake in with his future wife and the
words he uses to describe them shows his desperation for a wife or what he thinks that this is
the meaning of what a wife is.
Thesis and Arguments
1. What is the thesis of the essay? Put it in your own words and provide a cited quotation from the
essay as support.
- Everyone should have a wife
2. Is the thesis implicit or explicit?
- The thesis is explicit
3. State three arguments from the essay that support the thesis.
a.) Argument #1
- Women are housekeepers, they watch the children
b.) Argument #2
- Women take care of your physical needs
c.) Argument #3
- Women can take care of your social needs
Imagery Questions
4. What sensory information is in the language (i.e., colour, scents, sounds, tastes, or textures)?
- Imagery is used when Brady explains the many jobs especially in the second half of paragraph
6. The reader can almost see a woman running around juggling trays of food while the husband
sits talking to his guests and enjoying himself.
5. Drawing examples from the text, explain what the author is trying to convey through the use of
imagery.
- The author uses imagery when he describes the life of him and his wife. He talks about how
they will make sure their kids are social and will take them to “parks and the zoo”. This
represents the idealistic lifestyle he aims for with his wife.
Diction Questions
6. What does the author’s use of diction suggest about his or her attitude toward the subject,
event, or character?
- The author’s constant repetition of the actions he will partake in with his future wife and the
words he uses to describe them shows his desperation for a wife or what he thinks that this is
the meaning of what a wife is.
