Question

Read this sentence from Silent Spring. Along the roads, laurel, viburnum and alder, great ferns and wildflowers delighted the traveler's eye through much of the year. Which best states a comparison of the tones used in these sentences? Both sentences are negative, but the second sentence has a more negative tone. Both sentences are positive, but the first sentence has a more serious tone. Both sentences are despairing, but the first sentence has a gloomier tone. Both sentences are uplifting, but the second sentence has a more moral tone. Mark this and return

Answer 1

Answer:

D). Both sentences are uplifting, but the second sentence has a more moral tone.

Explanation:

Tone is demonstrated as the author's approach or attitude towards a specific subject matter which is reflected through the choice of words or language employed by him/her. It primarily intends to provide the readers with a point-of-view to read a particular work.

As per the question, option D most appropriately states the comparison of tones employed in these sentences. It correctly states that however 'both the sentences are uplifting(as reflected by the use of phrase like 'along the roads, laurel, alder, etc. in the first while 'delighted' etc. in the second) but the second sentence conveys a more moral and noble tone as it provides the virtuous message of 'joy spread by great ferns and wildflowers to the traveler throughout the year'. Therefore, option D is the correct answer.