The sea creeps to pillage, She leaps on her prey; A child of the village Was murdered to-day. What would be the impact of replac
ing the word murdered in stanza 3 with the word drowned? A) The stanza would be less angry. B) The stanza would be more powerful. C) The stanza would be less sorrowful. D) The stanza would be more informative.
<u>What would be the impact of replacing the word murdered in stanza 3 with the word drowned?</u>
D) The stanza would be more informative.
<u>Choice of words</u> can change a poem's tone and mood. A more <u>precise word </u>can give either more power to the stanza or more information. In the case of replacing <em>murdered</em> with <em>drowned</em>, the impact would be that the reader will be captivated and have more specific and significant details about the child's murder.
The maintenance of a high moral in any army is a critical factor for its performance. At the moment that Washington selected Valley Forge as the location for his army's winter camp; his army was not equally trained and not well equipped as the British were. So selecting that location made easier for Washington's army to keep a good supply source, a shelter for extreme winter conditions and also a close location from British lines in order to make and prevent incursions.
