Question

giovanni uses the words “cousins and brothers” in her poem, which might have a different connotation for people without cousins or brothers or for people with cousins or brothers who are mean, cold, or otherwise challenging. regardless of your personal experience, all of the following suggest that she has assumed a positive connotation for these words except: before it, she says the snowflake “was happy and” called these family members. the poem is about winter, which is generally positive. most of the other words in her poem have positive connotations. later she says, “i reached to love them all,” referring to those “cousins / and brothers.”

Explanation:

The theme of the poem being about winter has no direct connection to the positive connotation of the words "cousins and brothers". The other options - a happy snowflake calling them, most other words having positive connotations, and the poet expressing love for them - all suggest a positive view of these family - related terms.

Answer:

The poem is about winter, which is generally positive.