"Sinking and Swaddled" from Deadheading and Other Stories © Beth Gilstrap. Published by Red Hen Press, 2021.

Question
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Which excerpt from the passage uses language that helps to build an informal tone? Select the two correct answers.

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“Ona walked for days, determined to find safety on higher ground. If she read her instruments correctly, she was adjacent to a national forest.”
“Ona walked for days, determined to find safety on higher ground. If she read her instruments correctly, she was adjacent to a national forest.”

“After rinsing each dish in the creek, she dried them with her shirtsleeve and put them back in place.”
“After rinsing each dish in the creek, she dried them with her shirtsleeve and put them back in place.”

“Ona had been swaddled and maneuvered into the bow of a rowboat and, as legend tells, slept through the whole affair.”
“Ona had been swaddled and maneuvered into the bow of a rowboat and, as legend tells, slept through the whole affair.”

“Though two walls were missing, she concluded it was due to wind and rain and the birch tree that had swindled its way up and through the middle of the sweet, abandoned home.”
“Though two walls were missing, she concluded it was due to wind and rain and the birch tree that had swindled its way up and through the middle of the sweet, abandoned home.”

“At dusk, fingertips numb, Ona tore sheets of bark from the tree, building herself a papery cradle on the uneven floorboards where she could sleep for years.”

1 answer

The two excerpts from the passage that help to build an informal tone are:

  1. “After rinsing each dish in the creek, she dried them with her shirtsleeve and put them back in place.”

  2. “Ona had been swaddled and maneuvered into the bow of a rowboat and, as legend tells, slept through the whole affair.”

These choices use more casual language and relatable imagery, contributing to an informal tone.

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