About discovering is a gerund phrase
The ant is a hard worker who knows that in order to have a comfortable and happy lifestyle, one must work to obtain it, instead of squander time with play.
The grasshopper is a character who only cared about playing and having fun, and so when the time came (winter) when he truly wanted to be inside and comfortable, there was no food and shelter to sustain him. He did not understand the greater value of working hard for comfort.
In my opinion, the correct answer is <span>C. tone. Intention has to do with the prewriting process; if I intend to do something, it doesn't mean I will be able to achieve it. On the other hand, my tone can be comical, tragical, sarcastic, skeptical... It is my choice of stylistic devices that I intentionally use to show exactly how I feel about the topic. My writing voice consists of all the elements that make my writing unique and recognizable, distinct from all other authors. Euphemism has nothing to do with these things, it is simply an expression which is intentionally milder than it should be.</span>
