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Question 6 (Essay Worth 10 points)
(04.02 MC)
Read the following passage from Muir's "Calypso Borealis" and answer the question.
Oftentimes I had to sleep without blankets, and sometimes without supper, but usually I had no great difficulty in finding a loaf of bread here and there at the
houses of the farmer settlers in the widely scattered clearings. With one of these large backwoods loaves I was able to wander many a long wild fertile mile
in the forests and bogs, free as the winds, gathering plants...
Identify and explain the tone of this passage. What specific words contribute to the tone? Then, explain how the tone of the passage would change if the
words "travel" and "lonely as the solitary cloud, collecting and numbering plants" replaced the bolded words. Be sure to identify the new tone and explain
how the changed words create that tone. Your response should be a paragraph of 3-5 sentences.

Answer 1

This passage has a neutral tone. When you wander, you move or walk in a casual way. If the words "travel" and "lonely as the solitary cloud, collecting and numbering plants" replaced the bold words, it would create a negative tone. For example, when you call someone lonely it's never in a good way.