Okay so passage 1: Passage one has a mostly positive tone. Allow me to explain. The words used can set a peaceful, calm mood and allow you to paint a beautiful picture in your mind. Words such as bobbed, lapped and quaint suggest calm movements and an enjoyable environment. However Passage 2 is mostly negative in tone. This scene, unlike passage 1 sets a miserable, dark mood, and seems like an unlikely place to be comfortable in. Words such as ragged, frigid, slapped and weathered suggests a worn raft, cold waters, and miserable conditions, perhaps life threatening. Therefore, it is negative in tone. To sum up everything previously stated, passage 1 has a mostly positive tone, whereas passage 2 is mostly negative.
Paragraph 1: Paragraph 1 is mostly positive. Allow me to explain. The words used can create a peaceful, calm mood and allow you to paint a beautiful picture in your mind. Words like bobbed, lapped, and quaint suggest calm movement and pleasant surroundings. However, the tone of paragraph 2 is mostly negative. Unlike paragraph 1, this scene sets a tragic, dark mood that seems unlikely to be comfortable in it. Words such as ragged, cold, flapping and weathered allude to worn rafts, frigid waters and miserable conditions that can be life-threatening. Therefore, its tone is negative. Summarizing everything that has been said, paragraph 1 is mostly positive, while paragraph 2 is mostly negative.
D. When Len and Kee start telling jokes, it is an absolute riot War
Explanation:
The denotation of a word is the dictionary definition. The denotation of riot is a conflict or fight. Options A, B, and C all use the denotation of riot; they all talk about conflicts and fights. Option D uses the word riot to describe how much Len and Kee are laughing.
This part of the essay represents A, the support. The key phrase is "Another similarity....", which shows us that this paragraph is one of the evidences to support the thesis.
