Question

Edna arose, cramped from lying so long and still in the hammock. She tottered up the steps, clutching feebly at the post before passing into the house. Which words and phrases from the excerpt best reflect Chopin’s connotative style? "lying so long," "hammock," and "house" "arose," "still," and "up the steps" "cramped," "tottered," and "clutching feebly" "at the post," "before," and "passing into"

Answer 1

Answer:

The words and phrases from the excerpt that best reflect Chopin's connotative style are: cramped, tottered, and clutching feebly. The correct answer is the third one.

Explanation:

This group of words and phrases reflect the author's style because they have strong connotations. When reading those words and phrases, we can feel what the character is feeling in our own body. It is like we, ourselves, are living what is being described in the story. This means those words have strong connotations because they invoke a feeling for the reader; we don't just read those words and pass them by, we really feel what they describe. Those are strong adjectives and specially selected words and phrases. The author is known for using language to authentically describe the actions described, this is her style.