Question

PLZ HELP - What does the word “seemed” imply in the passage below? Think of the title of the essay as well when you infer this meaning.

“They are hybrid creatures, neither gay like butterflies nor sombre like their own species. Nevertheless the present specimen, with his narrow hay–coloured wings, fringed with a tassel of the same colour, seemed to be content with life.”
Question 2 options:

Foreshadowing of something negative to come

State of being—neither positive or negative

Woolf doesn’t mean anything by choosing this word.

Answer 1

Foreshadowing of something negative to come

Step-by-step explanation:

this answer is correct on test

Answer 2

The word “seemed” implies the following in the passage from "The Death of the Moth", by Virginia Woolf:

State of being—neither positive nor negative.

Step-by-step explanation:

When the author stated the specimen "seemed to be content with life", she meant that was the impression they gave if one looked at them, that is, that was the way they appeared to be. Therefore, "seemed" implies "state of being—neither positive nor negative". In other words, it implies anyone would be given the same impression when looking at the specimen, and such impression is just a fact, neither positive nor negative, that is, it is what it is.