A few words with the prefix pater/part are:
patriarch - head of the household
paternal - relating to the father
paternity - test to determine child's father.
The connotative word for me is PITIFULLY or pitifully young. This means very young and it refers to the woman in the text.
It would seem that the words used invoked negative emotions because the narrator is saying that the girl is very young to be married. It would seem as though the narrator is questioning the rightness of the bride's decision of getting married at a very young age.
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Answer:
1. <em>Brooding</em> goes with a. moody, sullen, or unhappy in thought.
2. <em>Scrupulous</em> goes with c. concerned with avoiding wrong actions.
3. <em>Hedge</em> goes with g. a boundary formed by bushes or shrubs.
4. <em>Abstain</em> goes with e. restrain oneself from doing something.
5. <em>Trellis</em> goes with d. a support made from metal or wood for plants or vines to lean on.
6. <em>Constraints</em> goes with f. limitations or restrictions.
7. <em>Lavish </em>goes with h. expensive and elaborate.
8. <em>Ravishing</em> goes with b. beautiful.
The only figurative language it could be would be a pun.
