The denotation of a word is the literal dictionary definition. So, the denotation is just describing someone who is not tall.
The connotation of a word has more to do with the feeling that the word gives. The connotation of short can be negative when compared to words like little or tiny, but it can also seem positive compared to some other word choices such as stubby or elfin.
When Carolina’s window flew open. because that shows when the plot took a turn and then the fall action occurred after that.
From research, i saw the same question with the excerpt:
<span>He sate, and eyed the sun, and wish'd the night;
Slow seem'd the sun to move, the hours to roll,
His native home deep-imaged in his soul.
As the tired ploughman, spent with stubborn toil,
Whose oxen long have torn the furrow'd soil,
Sees with delight the sun's declining ray,
When home with feeble knees he bends his way
To late repast (the day's hard labour done);
So to Ulysses welcome set the sun;
</span>
The choices are:
<span>simile
epic simile
metaphor
epithet
</span>
So the answer is "EPIC SIMILE"
Answer: False, Lennie was a quiet listener.
