Question

Read the passage from "The Crab That Played with the Sea.”

"‘You are lazy,’ said the Eldest Magician. ‘So your children shall be lazy. They shall be the laziest people in the world. They shall be called the Malazy—the lazy people;’ and he held up his finger to the Moon and said, ‘O Fisherman, here is the Man too lazy to row home. Pull his canoe home with your line, Fisherman.’"

How does repetition affect the narrator's tone?

Repetition of the word lazy makes the tone angry.
Repetition of the word lazy makes the tone humorous.
Repetition of the word Fisherman makes the tone playful.
Repetition of the word Fisherman makes the tone serious.

Answer 1

Answer:

Repetition of the word lazy makes the tone angry.

Explanation:

Repetition emphasizes the tone and mood of the narrator, when we see that he repeats the bad qualities any one can guess that the narrator is angry, this applies to real life as well.

To increase the effects and length of the speech a narrator repeats his mood with the words he is using to make his point and himself crystal clear.

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Answer 2

The correct option is A) Repetition of the word lazy makes the tone angry.

• Here in the given sentence, the repetition has been made by the narrator because he is very frustrated with the man because of his lazy nature.
• The repetition of the word lazy denotes that the man really procrastinates every work that is given to him.
• Here the narrator says that the man is very lazy and his children will also be lazy because they are bound to be like him.
• Hear clearly his anger is shown through his words.
• Hence, option a is the correct answer.