Establishing an admiring and poetic tone toward the river.
Read the passages, then answer the question below.
Passage 2
Author A's Perspective: From "The River's Gift"
The river flowed like a silver ribbon through the valley, its waters a mirror for the sky's dreams. To the villagers, it was a mother, nurturing their crops and quenching their thirst. They sang its praises, their voices rising like birds at dawn. But one day, a factory rose on its banks, its smokestacks coughing black clouds. The river's song grew faint, its waters murky. Yet the villagers believed it could heal, as it always had, like a phoenix rising from ashes. They cleaned its banks, and slowly, the river's sparkle returned, a testament to their faith.
Author B's Perspective: From "The Cost of Progress"
The river was a tool, nothing more -- a vein of water to power the valley's growth. The factory brought jobs, money, and progress, its hum a heartbeat of a new era. Sure, the river turned gray, its fish vanished, but that was the price of change. Why mourn a stream when you could have wealth? The villagers' efforts to clean it were futile, like trying to hold back time. Progress always wins, and the river would bend to its will, as all things do.
In Author As passage, the simile "its waters a mirror for the sky's dreams" contributes to the tone by:
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Responses
Creating a critical tone toward the river's pollution.
Creating a critical tone toward the river's pollution.
Establishing an admiring and poetic tone toward the river.
Establishing an admiring and poetic tone toward the river.
Suggesting a humorous tone about the river's appearance.
Suggesting a humorous tone about the river's appearance.
Conveying a pessimistic tone about the river's future.
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