Read the lines from "Playing Robinson Crusoe." will rub my knees with her head, Pretending she loves me hard; But the very minute I go to my bed runs out in the yard. What is the effect of these lines on the tone of the poem? A. The phrase, "rub my knees" sets an affectionate tone. B. The line " runs out in the yard" develops a playful tone. C. The word "pretending" creates a suspicious tone. D. The phrase "loves me hard" conveys a grateful tone.

C). The word "pretending" creates a suspicious tone.

Explanation:

The Tone is described as the author's approach or attitude towards a specific subject matter which offers a perspective to view the content and evokes the desired feeling from them. It is reflected through the words and language and words employed by the author.

In the given excerpt, the use of the word 'pretending' connotes a 'suspicious tone' as it conveys that the speaker is skeptical of her actions. He suspects that if she loves him truly and questions her actions(as reflected in the sentence 'the very minute I go to my bed...runs in the yard'). This helps the readers in viewing the text accordingly and feeling suspicious of the upcoming events in the narrative. Thus, option C is the correct answer.

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government is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.