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As he gazed, something bright and small seemed to twinkle down in the heart

of it, vanished, then twinkled once more like a tiny star. But it
could hardly be a star in such an unlikely situation; and it was too
glittering and small for a glow-worm. Then, as he looked, it winked at
him, and so declared itself to be an eye; and a small face began
gradually to grow up round it, like a frame round a picture.
How does the author’s word choice help express the tone of the excerpt?
A.The negative connotations of the words “tiny,” “vanished,” and “hardly” give the excerpt a tone of loss.
B.The negative connotations of the words “tiny,” “vanished,” and “hardly” give the excerpt a tone of discovery.
C.The positive connotations of the words “twinkle,” “glittering,” and “winked” give the excerpt a tone of discovery.
D.The positive connotations of the words “twinkle,” glittering,” and “winked” give the excerpt a tone of loss.

User Arnold Zak
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Answer:

C.

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User MartinP
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Answer:

The answer is C

Step-by-step explanation:

The tone is one of discoverer, but it is positive discovery and not negative.

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