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Read the following excerpt from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Then, answer the question that follows.

No human being could have passed a happier childhood than myself. My parents were possessed by the very spirit of kindness and indulgence. We felt that they were not the tyrants te
according to their caprice, but the agents and creators of all the many delights which we enjoyed. When I mingled with other families I distinctly discerned how peculiarly fortunate my
gratitude assisted the development of filial love.


Which word from the passage contains a negative connotation?

Delights
Fortunate
Gratitude
Tyrants

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The word in the passage that has a negative connotation is:

  • Tyrants

What is a negative connotation?

A word with a negative connotation is one that does not have a positive meaning. The meaning in this case is the explicit form that is very clear and glaring to the reader.

In this text, the use of the word, tyrant sends the idea of harshness. But the speaker in the text mentions that the parents were not the tyrants that allay any fears of being harsh and wicked. The other words in the text have positive meanings. The denotation of a word refers to its deeper meaning.

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