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hth grade > c.3 compare passages for tone nsm
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select the passage that has a more affectionate tone.
then, as the darkness closed in, the daughter laid her head down on the hard ground close at the fathers side, and watched him. the darkness deepened and deepened, and they both lay quiet, until a light gleamed through the chinks in the wall.
the girls gave their hearts into their mothers keeping, their souls into their fathers. and to both parents, who lived and labored so faithfully for them, they gave a love that grew and bound them tenderly together by the sweetest tie which blesses life and outlives death.
adapted from charles dickens, a tale of two cities and louisa may alcott, little women
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Explanation:

The first passage describes a quiet, somber scene without warm, loving language. The second passage uses affectionate phrases like "gave their hearts into their mother's keeping," "love that grew and bound them tenderly," and "sweetest tie which blesses life," which directly convey warmth and fondness.

Answer:

The girls gave their hearts into their mother's keeping, their souls into their father's. And to both parents, who lived and labored so faithfully for them, they gave a love that grew and bound them tenderly together by the sweetest tie which blesses life and outlives death.