Question

Analyze the following sentences. Identify the words that are creating a negative connotation and the words that are creating a positive connotation, and explain how those connotations affect the clarity of the text.

Mandy was skipping down the street, singing songs along the way. She caught sight of a butterfly and was dismayed because she loved butterflies.

Answer 1

Positive: skipping, singing, songs, butterfly, loved

Negatives: dismayed

Step-by-step explanation:

These affect the clarity of the text by showing the emotion of the character in the sentence/story, which helps us better understand why they do certain actions.