Which of the following words does not indicate that the tone of the passage is humorous?

as ryan looked out the window, he began to laugh. his new car looked so silly sticking out from under the branches of the tree that used to stand next to the driveway. in fact, it was hard to tell whether it looked more like the car was growing in a forest, or if the tree was driving down the road! even though the roof of his car was completely caved in, ryan chuckled at the funny site.

a.
laughed

b.
silly

c.
chuckled

d.
car

answer

answer: a: they can affect the author’s perspective and in turn the theme and purpose for the writing.

the author's background and time period greatly affect the text that the author produces. this is because we are all a reflection of our time period and background. depending on where and when we were born, we will find some questions more important than others. for example, if we are a wealthy person born in medieval times, we will most likely be interested in courtly love and stories of knights and honour. however, if we are born in the 20th century in africa, we might instead focus on colonialism and its effects on the newly liberated countries. the theme and the purpose of writing are both affected by these conditions.

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