Analyzing Word Choice and Author’s Purpose in Short Stories
Question 4 • FL-1001340-English 2 Sem 1 - Flex
Read the passage from "The Crab That Played with the Sea.”"‘You are lazy,’ said the Eldest Magician. ‘So your children shall be lazy. They shall be the laziest people in the world. They shall be called the Malazy—the lazy people;’ and he held up his finger to the Moon and said, ‘O Fisherman, here is the Man too lazy to row home. Pull his canoe home with your line, Fisherman.’"
Answer
A
Repetition of the word lazy makes the tone angry.
B
Repetition of the word lazy makes the tone humorous.
C
Repetition of the word Fisherman makes the tone playful.
D
Repetition of the word Fisherman makes the tone serious.
Explanation
The repeated word “lazy” emphasizes the punishment, but the exaggerated idea that the children will be “the laziest people in the world” and be called the “Malazy” makes the passage funny. This repetition creates a humorous tone, not an angry one.
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