Read the passage from “ways of nature.”
the swift is a stiff flyer: there appear to be no joints in her wings; she suggests something made of wires or of steel. yet the air of frolic and of superabundance of wing-power is more marked with her than with any other of our birds.
how does the author’s choice of words affect the understanding about swifts in this passage?
the phrases air of frolic and superabundance of wing power show that the swifts are quick and agile flyers.
the word frolic and the phrase wing-power make the birds seem carefree and playful when they are flying.
the phrases stiff flyer and something made of wires make the birds seem like flying robots.
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