Read the excerpt from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. Never in his life had he seen a river before—this sleek, sinuo
us, full-bodied animal, chasing and chuckling, gripping things with a gurgle and leaving them with a laugh, to fling itself on fresh playmates that shook themselves free, and were caught and held again. All was a-shake and a-shiver—glints and gleams and sparkles, rustle and swirl, chatter and bubble. Which best describes the tone created by the words with positive connotations in the excerpt? serious brave joyful quiet
