When a word has a negative connotation, that means that is suggests something bad. For instance, exploit suggests something bad while employ suggests something good.
Infamous: Negative
Infamous means popular from a bad deed.
Astute: Positive
Astute means smart or good at understanding people
Secure: Positive
Secure means safe. We normally pair "safe" with a sense of comfort.
Difficult: Negative
Difficult means hard, and most of the time people don't enjoy doing hard things.
Freedom: Positive
Freedom is the ability to do anything one desires without restraint.
Childish: Negative
To be childish is to be described as immature or to act lower than one's actual age.
Frivolous: Negative
Frivolous means to be useless. As humans, we always want to feel important or loved. The opposite would be to feel useless.
Reluctantly: Negative
To do something reluctantly is to do something not out of one's personal pleasure. This normally requires coaxing and typically does not promise rewards.
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my oldest son will be 26 next April
<span>Option D is the correct choice. It indicates, better than the other options, how the narrator is unable to enjoy a simple nights rest. The usage of "alas" shows that this was the final straw in the torment, not being able to sleep anymore. Compared to option A where the narrator is still able to state clearly that they are not mad. Option B only shows a dislike which doesn't stress the torment requirement from the question. Option C does show torment but it more so indicates the early stages of this happening.</span>
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Authors may reference similar stories to compare the similar story to their own story either for sales, or just pure comparison.
