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How does Fitzgerald’s connotative word choice impact the meaning of the passage?
Fitzgerald’s choice of words such as “restless,” “hidden,” and “darkness” implies a detached indifference.
Fitzgerald’s choice of words such as “adventurous,” “enchanted,” and “poignant” implies a thrilling excitement.
Fitzgerald’s choice of words such as “twilight,” “romantic,” and “dusk” foreshadows the narrator’s demise.
Fitzgerald’s choice of words such as “satisfaction,” “minutes,” and “streets” emphasizes the narrator’s morose attitude.
Fitzgerald’s choice of words such as “restless,” “hidden,” and “darkness” implies a detached indifference.
Fitzgerald’s choice of words such as “adventurous,” “enchanted,” and “poignant” implies a thrilling excitement.
Fitzgerald’s choice of words such as “twilight,” “romantic,” and “dusk” foreshadows the narrator’s demise.
Fitzgerald’s choice of words such as “satisfaction,” “minutes,” and “streets” emphasizes the narrator’s morose attitude.
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The best choice is the third one.
Explanation: words like "twilight" and "dusk" carry connotations of an ending or decline (the close of day) and thus commonly function as metaphors for death or termination. Paired with "romantic," which can heighten emotion and tragic idealization, the diction together helps foreshadow the narrator’s demise.
Why the others are weaker: (1) “restless,” “hidden,” and “darkness” suggest anxiety, secrecy, or gloom rather than detached indifference; (2) “adventurous,” “enchanted,” and “poignant” mix excitement with bittersweet sadness, so “thrilling excitement” is incomplete; (4) “satisfaction,” “minutes,” and “streets” are largely neutral or positive and don’t by themselves imply a morose attitude.
Explanation: words like "twilight" and "dusk" carry connotations of an ending or decline (the close of day) and thus commonly function as metaphors for death or termination. Paired with "romantic," which can heighten emotion and tragic idealization, the diction together helps foreshadow the narrator’s demise.
Why the others are weaker: (1) “restless,” “hidden,” and “darkness” suggest anxiety, secrecy, or gloom rather than detached indifference; (2) “adventurous,” “enchanted,” and “poignant” mix excitement with bittersweet sadness, so “thrilling excitement” is incomplete; (4) “satisfaction,” “minutes,” and “streets” are largely neutral or positive and don’t by themselves imply a morose attitude.