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Read the excerpt from "Fountains of Aix” by May Swenson.
Beards of water
some of them have.
Others are blowing whistles of water.
Faces astonished that constant water
jumps from their mouths.
Jaws of lions are snarling water
through green teeth over chins of moss.
Dolphins toss jets of water
from open snouts
to an upper theater of water.
Children are riding swans and water
coils from the S-shaped necks and spills
in flat foils from pincered bills.
A solemn curly-headed bull
puts out a swollen tongue of water.
Which word best describes the tone created by the word placement in this excerpt?
angry
confused
playful
lonely
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playful
The staggered spacing and unexpected line breaks mimic the splashing, tossing motion of fountains and create a whimsical, imaginative feeling (children riding swans, dolphins, snarling lions), which is playful rather than angry, confused, or lonely.
The staggered spacing and unexpected line breaks mimic the splashing, tossing motion of fountains and create a whimsical, imaginative feeling (children riding swans, dolphins, snarling lions), which is playful rather than angry, confused, or lonely.
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