Question 5 • CMS 2026-2027 English II CREDIT RECOVERY
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.’" How does repetition affect the narrator's tone?
Answer
A
Repetition of the word Fisherman makes the tone serious.
B
Repetition of the word lazy makes the tone angry.
C
Repetition of the word lazy makes the tone humorous.
D
Repetition of the word Fisherman makes the tone playful.
Explanation
The word “lazy” is repeated as the magician describes the people, and it is also echoed in the invented name “Malazy.” This repetition highlights the joke in naming them after their laziness, creating a humorous tone rather than an angry one.
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