Question

Read the following passage from Muir's "Calypso Borealis" and answer the question.

Oftentimes I had to sleep without blankets, and sometimes without supper, but usually I had no great difficulty in finding a loaf of bread here and there at the houses of the farmer settlers in the widely scattered clearings. With one of these large backwoods loaves I was able to wander many a long wild fertile mile in the forests and bogs, free as the winds, gathering plants …

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 "travel" and "lonely as the solitary cloud, collecting and numbering plants" replaced the bolded words. 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.

Answer 1

The tone that was illustrated in the story "Muir's "Calypso Borealis". is about poverty.

What is a tone?

It should be noted that the tone simply means the feelings that are created in the literary work based on the mood of the story.

The specific words that contribute to the tone include "Oftentimes I had to sleep without blankets, and sometimes without supper". This illustrated the fact that the narrator was poor.

The tone of the passage would change if the words "travel" and "lonely as the solitary cloud, collecting and numbering plants" replaced the bolded words as it will illustrate the change in the condition of the author.

The new tone that can be developed based on this will be "happiness or growth". This illustrates that the character has developed in the story.

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