Read the passage from "The Crab That Played with the Sea." But towards evening, when people and things grow restless and tired, there came up the Man (With his own little girl-daughter?) - Yes, with his own best beloved little girl-daughter sitting upon his shoulder, and he said, 'What is this play, Eldest Magician?' And the Eldest Magician said, ' Son of Adam, this is the play of the Very Beginning; but you are too wise for this play.' And the Man saluted and said, 'Yes, I am too wise for this play; but see that you make all the Animals obedient to me.' What is the tone in this passage? dark and suspenseful light and affectionate respectful and admiring serious and academic

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Nellie

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24 April, 03:26

Read the passage from "The Crab That Played with the Sea." But towards evening, when people and things grow restless and tired, there came up the Man (With his own little girl-daughter?) - Yes, with his own best beloved little girl-daughter sitting upon his shoulder, and he said, 'What is this play, Eldest Magician?' And the Eldest Magician said, ' Son of Adam, this is the play of the Very Beginning; but you are too wise for this play.' And the Man saluted and said, 'Yes, I am too wise for this play; but see that you make all the Animals obedient to me.' What is the tone in this passage? dark and suspenseful light and affectionate respectful and admiring serious and academic

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Monserrat Johnson · Answer 1

The tone in this passage is the following one:

Light and affectionate.

We can tell both by the word choice (beloved little girl) and by the way the characters communicate. They talk in a way that is lighthearted, without any hard feelings or negative feelings of any sort being displayed. The Eldest Magician even makes compliments to the Man ("You are too wise for this play"), not in a formally respectful way, but rather in a kind and loving one.

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Deon Morales · Answer 2

The tone in this passage is the following one:

Light and affectionate.

We can tell both by the word choice (beloved little girl) and by the way the characters communicate. They talk in a way that is lighthearted, without any hard feelings or negative feelings of any sort being displayed. The Eldest Magician even makes compliments to the Man ("You are too wise for this play"), not in a formally respectful way, but rather in a kind and loving one.