Question

read the passage from a room of ones own. indeed, i would venture to guess that anon, who wrote so many poems without singing them, was often a woman. it was a woman edward fitzgeral, i think, suggested who made the ballads and the folk - songs, crooning them to her children, beguiling her spinning with them, or the length of the winters night. how do the underlined words emphasize the authors ideas? the words neutral connotations indicate that women create better work when they remain anonymous. the words negative connotations indicate that the work of women artists tends to be overly emotional. the words positive connotations indicate that womens artistic talent is greater than mens talent. the words positive connotations emphasize the beauty and skill in the work of a particular female artist.

Explanation:

“Crooning” (singing softly), “beguiling” (charming) are positive words. They show the beauty and skill in the work (making ballads and folk - songs) of the woman (implied by the context of the passage where it's suggested women were behind anonymous works like Anon's poems). The first option about neutral connotations is wrong as the words are positive. The second option about negative connotations is incorrect. The third option about women's talent being greater than men's is an over - statement; the text just focuses on the quality (beauty and skill) of a particular female artist's work (the one making ballads etc., as per the passage's implication).

Answer:

The words’ positive connotations emphasize the beauty and skill in the work of a particular female artist.