Read this passage from Through The Looking-Glass.
Alice laughed. "There's no use trying,” she said: "one CAN'T believe impossible things.”
"I daresay you haven't had much practice,” said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
The tone of this passage is
A. romantic.
B. serious.
C. lighthearted.
D. intellectual.
D or B
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The tone of a passage refers to the attitude or feeling conveyed by the author. In order to determine the tone of a passage, we need to consider the choice of words, the syntax, and the overall mood of the text. Let's analyze this passage from "Through the Looking-Glass" to determine the tone.
In this passage, Alice expresses disbelief in the possibility of believing impossible things. The Queen then responds by saying that she has had practice believing impossible things, even going as far as believing six impossible things before breakfast. This exchange is lighthearted and playful, as evident from Alice's laughing and the Queen's whimsical response. The mention of believing impossible things also adds an element of fantasy and imagination to the passage.
Given the playful and whimsical nature of the conversation, we can conclude that the tone of this passage is C. lighthearted.