Question

Explain how the connotations of the words and phrases create a mostly positive or mostly negative tone.

Passage 1: The sailboat bobbed on the sea as the cool afternoon tide lapped at the quaint little ship.

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Answer 1

“Bobbed” and “Lapped”

Answer 2

The connotations in passage 1 give off a positive tone. Words like “bobbed” and “lapped” are used in the passage. Personally I associate bobbed with what happens when you go fishing in the summer and lapped as when a puppy drinks water! The word choices made for the passage radiate positivity rather than negativity.



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