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Read these lines: "One of those sprawling flamboyant patterns committing every artistic sin. The color is repellant, almost revolting; a smouldering, unclean yellow, strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight." What is the tone of this description?
AAdmiring, praising an unusual design
BDisgusted, piling up words of dislike
CAmused, laughing at a small fault
DUncertain, unsure what she can see
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Disgusted, piling up words of dislike
1. 1. The pattern is accused of committing every artistic sin, which is condemnation rather than praise.
2. 2. The colour is then called repellant, almost revolting, and unclean, three words of strong dislike in one line.
3. 3. Stacking those words gives a disgusted tone.
4. 4. Praise, amusement and uncertainty would each need softer or hesitant wording, which is absent here.
_Source: The Yellow Wall Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1892)_
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