Question

(There is a languid ,emerald sea, where the sole inhabitant is me a mermaid, drifting blissfully) How many voices are there in the lines? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

(a) These lines are given within brackets because they reveal the inner thoughts of Amanda. Brackets are used for visual contrast between what Amanda is saying and what her mother is instructing.

(b) Drifting means free flowing act of going with the motion.

(c) Mermaid is a part of Amanda’s fantasy in her own created world. As mermaid sails in a sea carelessly and effortlessly, similarly Amanda longs to do so in a place where she is all by herself.

(d) Blissfully is opposite of sorrowful.