1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Anni [7]
3 years ago
7

Brainliest to anyone who explains why their answer is correct!! :)) If you happened to have this question before, come and answe

r it please!
Read the passage from An Essay on Man.

Self-love and reason to one end aspire,
Pain their aversion, pleasure their desire;
But greedy that, its object would devour,
This taste the honey, and not wound the flow'r

The author contrasts words with positive and negative connotations to

create humor.
encourage debate.
clarify his argument.
make an emotional appeal.
English
1 answer:
gogolik [260]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

The author use positive and negative connotations in the excerpt given above in order to expose the two sides of his presentation. Connotations generally have meanings that are implied by words which is different from what they literally described. Positive connotations are words that have positive meanings while negative connotation have negative meanings. The two connotations are used together in the excerpt above to provoke argument. 

Hope this helps :)

You might be interested in
Where did all the tutors dissappear to? ​
34kurt
No idea man :/ i miss them
4 0
3 years ago
1. First I came into the kitchen to fix dinner.
Anon25 [30]

C- first, suddenly, then, while, eventually

3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
What skills do you need be a marketing manager?
zysi [14]

Answer:

some financial knowledge, a worldwide overall economic aspects, trade import/export overview, exceptional culture and be a polyglot.

Explanation:

5 0
3 years ago
What is the effect of the setting in "Vern"?
zmey [24]
B
should be ur answer tho
6 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
What is true of a flat character?
Solnce55 [7]
A flat character is someone is unchanging throughout the story, in other words, the character is Stagnent.
7 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • Which type of essay organization presents similarities and differences between two or more topics?
    9·2 answers
  • What do “the sands run down into the glass” symbolize in the poem? What effect does this symbol have on the poem?
    12·1 answer
  • Read the excerpt from Frederick Douglass’s speech “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”
    12·2 answers
  • Something she said about the status reports have me thinking they'll be submitted late.
    6·1 answer
  • Suppose Martin wants to find out about William Shakespeare's childhood. He would find most of his information
    7·1 answer
  • Different types of noodles are eaten around the world. One of the most well-known noodles is macaroni. The name macaroni does no
    9·2 answers
  • Plz place them in the right place is for classwork
    14·1 answer
  • In which sentence is the adverb clause
    6·1 answer
  • Which type of argument involves acknowledging various positions on the issue at hand, describing each perspective respectfully a
    13·1 answer
  • Who is braver?
    10·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!