Question

read the passage from a room of ones own. indeed, i would venture to guess that anon, who wrote so many poems without singing them, was often a woman. it was a woman edward fitzgerald, i think, suggested who made the ballads and the folk - songs, crooning them to her children, beguiling her spinning with them, or the length of the winters night. how do the underlined words emphasize the authors ideas? the words neutral connotations indicate that women create better work when they remain anonymous. the words negative connotations indicate that the work of women artists tends to be overly emotional. the words positive connotations indicate that womens artistic talent is greater than mens talent. the words positive connotations emphasize the beauty and skill in the work of a particular female artist.

Explanation:

The underlined words "crooning" and "beguiling" have positive connotations. They describe the act of creating ballads and folk - songs in a charming and skillful way, emphasizing the beauty and skill in the work of the female artist. The passage is not about women creating better work when anonymous, nor does it compare women's and men's talent in a general sense, and there are no negative connotations.

Answer:

The words' positive connotations emphasize the beauty and skill in the work of a particular female artist.