Question

Which line creates a bright and cheery tone? Fog rolled thickly over the fields, shrouding them in the gray and brown colors of winter. Light bounced across the water, shimmering on the surface like jewels. The house creaked and groaned like an old woman trailing a history of grief. The golden red leaves shimmered in the light wind, and lit the edges of the cold day.

Answer 1

From the given lines above, the answer would be the second line: Light bounced across the water, shimmering on the surface like jewels. Among the given lines above, this is the only one that uses adjectives or description words that are cheery and bright such as the words "light", "shimmering" and "jewels". Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Answer:

Option b. the following line creates a bright and cheery tone: light bounced across the water, shimmering on the surface like jewels.

Explanation:

In writing, the tone is the attitude of the writer toward a specific subject or the audience. The tone is conveyed through the writer's choice of words and the viewpoint in which the writer chooses to tell the story. The sentence "light bounced across the water, shimmering on the surface like jewels" creates a bright and cheery tone, with the use of words such as "bounced" "shimmering" and "jewels" which all reinforce a positive, happy and upbeat scenario.