Read the excerpt from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.As he gazed, something bright and small seemed to twinkle down in the heartof it, vanished, then twinkled once more like a tiny star. But itcould hardly be a star in such an unlikely situation; and it was tooglittering and small for a glow-worm. Then, as he looked, it winked athim, and so declared itself to be an eye; and a small face begangradually to grow up round it, like a frame round a picture.
Answer
A
The negative connotations of the words “tiny,” “vanished,” and “hardly” give the excerpt a tone of loss.
B
The negative connotations of the words “tiny,” “vanished,” and “hardly” give the excerpt a tone of discovery.
C
The positive connotations of the words “twinkle,” “glittering,” and “winked” give the excerpt a tone of discovery.
D
The positive connotations of the words “twinkle,” glittering,” and “winked” give the excerpt a tone of loss.
Explanation
The words “twinkle,” “glittering,” and “winked” suggest light and lively movement. As the narrator watches, the mysterious bright spot reveals itself to be an eye, and a face gradually appears, creating a sense of discovery. Choice C correctly connects the positive connotations of those words with that tone.
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