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Question 6 (Essay Worth 10 points)
(04.02 MC)
Read the following passage from Muir's "Calypso Borealis" and answer the question.

But when the sun was getting low and everything seemed most bewildering and discouraging, I found beautiful Calypso on the mossy bank of a stream, growing not in the ground but on a bed of yellow mosses in which its small white bulb had found a soft nest and from which its one leaf and one flower sprung …

Identify and explain the tone of this passage. What specific words contribute to the tone? Then, explain how the tone of the passage would change if the words "puddle of gray algae in which its insignificant bleached bulb had fallen into a tangle of twigs" replaced the words in bold. Be sure to identify the new tone and explain how the changed words create that tone. Your response should be a paragraph of 3–5 sentences.

We can identify the tone by looking at the words that the author uses in the passage. Words such as "beautiful" and "soft" help contribute to the tone of relief and gentleness. The passage starts off with the narrator stating how they were discouraged and bewildered, which would imply a sad and confused tone. However, in the sentences after, the author contrasts the mood they set by describing the beauty of Calypso, and how relieved the author feels. If the words "puddle of gray algae in which its insignificant bleached bulb had fallen into a tangle of twigs" were used, the tone would feel dull and boring. The imagery the author uses, however, creates a setting of beauty.