Question

analyzing word choice
for it needs little skill in psychology to be sure that a highly gifted girl who had tried to use her gift for poetry would have been so thwarted and hindered by other people, so tortured and pulled asunder by her own contrary instincts, that she must have lost her health and sanity to a certainty.
-a room of ones own,
virginia woolf
which statement best explains how word choice supports the authors perspective?
the irony of the phrase contrary instincts supports the authors perspective.
repetition reinforces the perspective that women have a variety of life choices
the negative connotations of thwarted and pulled asunder reinforce the idea that women face discrimination.
the connotation of the word gifted supports the authors perspective that women have greater skills than men.

Explanation:

• Analyze each option:
• Option 1: The phrase "contrary instincts" is not the main focus of the text in terms of supporting the author's perspective about the girl's situation.
• Option 2: There is no repetition in the text that reinforces a variety of life - choices for women.
• Option 3: The words "thwarted" (prevented from achieving something) and "pulled asunder" (torn apart) have negative connotations. They show that the girl (representing women in a sense) is facing difficulties (discrimination) from others and within herself.
• Option 4: The word "gifted" does not support the idea that women have greater skills than men. The text is more about the difficulties a gifted girl (woman) faces.

Answer:

The negative connotations of thwarted and pulled asunder reinforce the idea that women face discrimination.