This question is based on Literary Principles.
''Virture in Russia as in his childhood, seemed something that arose from men, like a comforting body odour, rather than something from above that impaled the struggling soul like a moth on a pin.''
John Updike, Beech: A Book
The tone of the passage above is

Itunueretan

1 year ago

The answer should be B. Mocking. The poem has a mocking tone

oluwatimileyin206

3 months ago

Correct answer: B. mocking

Explanation

The passage compares virtue to a “comforting body odour”, which is an unusual and slightly humorous comparison. It also contrasts it with something that “impaled the struggling soul like a moth on a pin.”

These comparisons suggest the writer is ironically making fun of or ridiculing the idea, rather than praising it.

This creates a mocking tone.

Why the others are wrong:
• A. authoritative → commanding and confident tone
• C. appreciative → showing praise or admiration
• D. scathing → very harsh and strongly critical

The tone here is more ironic and humorous, not extremely harsh.

Answer: B. mocking.

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IconicJewel

2 months ago

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