Keys to test 2

1. The assignment defies single interpretation. The classification of adjectives depends on the number of tones discovered in the text. The following is one of the possible ways to interpret the tonal systems in the story:

Humorous tone: a rowdy (family); a ticklish stage.

Elegiac tone: deserted (pool); awkward-making (aroma); cerulean pool; cloudy; a sere mint leaf; stagnant; desolate, forbidding, haunted (pool); the poor (Turners); quizzical (lips); a chained (dog); an otherworldly statement.

Happy tone: heavenly blue (water); supple, smooth; buoyant; mild; languorous; a cheerful (tray); healthy; happy.

Angry tone: private pool turned public carnival; angry (pounding of his … blood).

Intimate tone: depleted (cupboards).

2. 1) c; 2) a; 3) a; 4)b.

3. 1) Lyrical key; 2) Ironic key.

4. 1) a; 2) c; 3) c.

5. 1) The title of the story is a powerful symbol and contributes to the reader’s understanding of the message.

2) “Осиротевший бассейн”.

3) Personification.

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