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In prose or poetry, we must be alert for cues to determine the writer's true meaning.
We make inferences, or intelligent guesses, every day of our lives. We negotiate through life by means of ''cues.'' We are constantly ''reading'' situations and adjusting our actions.
To ''read between the lines'' means figuring out an idea that is not directly stated in what you are reading. When you ''draw inferences,'' you make educated guesses using the clues provided by the writer, your own experience, and logic.
In your reading, you are more likely to need to draw inferences in imaginative literature, that is, poetry and fiction. Nonfiction is likely to rely on direct statement calling for no interpretation on your part.
Inferences
Now read the first stanza from the poem ''Indian Names,'' by Lydia Sigourney, and record the inferences you make. Ye say they all have pass'd away That noble race and brave; That their light canoes have vanish'd From off the crested wave; That mid the forests where they roam'd There rings no hunter's shout; But their name is on your waters, Ye may not wash it out. . .
Created by: C.G.
For extra practice, try this link: http://www.sjsd.k12.mo.us/Schools/skaith/maugh/pages/resources/inferences/pages/infer_car_example.html
What do you think the inference is?
For a Review Test, try this link: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072491493/student_view0/chapter5/multiple_choice.html
For a fun game to practice, try this link: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072491493/student_view0/chapter5/crossword_-_selection_1.html
