How does the author’s choice of words affect the reader’s view of outer space? steadily, inevitably came a brilliant line, came a thin edge of intolerable effulgence that took a circular shape, became a bow, became a blazing sceptre, and hurled a shaft of heat at us as though it was a spear. the negative connotation of the words in the passage signals the danger that the characters face. the positive connotation of the words in the passage causes the reader to view the moon with awe. the positive connotation of the words in the passage implies that the men will experience an adventure on the moon. the author uses a pattern of jumbled thoughts to express the confusion mr. bedford feels as he observes the sun.