Which sentence uses the connotative meaning of the word dark?

a]my parents want us to be home before it gets dark.

b]the stars shimmered in the dark evening sky.

c]the movie tells a dark tale of an ancient shipwreck.

d]my brother likes sleeping in a room that is completely dark.

The sentence that uses a connotative meaning of the word dark is C) The movie tells a dark tale of an ancient shipwreck.

A connotative meaning of a word refers to the feelings that are associated with that word instead of its literal meaning, which refers to its basic definition. In this sentence, the word dark is associated with negative feelings or with a negative connotation.

Answer

The Island of Doctor Moreau is a science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells in 1896. The narrator of the story is Edward Prendick who narrates his story in first person narrative after his shipwreck.

1:

a) He is Kind with beast people.

b) M'ling is Montgomery's attendant.

2:

Because spell of hypnotism in beast people weakens at night.

3:

They are less numerous.

Explanation:

1:

a) How does Montgomery feel about the Beast People?

Montgomery has been with these beasts for a long time and regards them as almost human beings. He has kindness and sympathy for most of them.

b) What is M'ling's relationship with Montgomery?

M’ling, the black-faced man is Montgomery’s devout and well-trained attendant. However, Montgomery is either very kind or very abusive to M’ling depending on whether he is drunk or not.

2: Why is the Leopard Man more dangerous at night?

Dr.  Moreau has hypnotized the beasts on the island by a law. By this hypnotism certain things (such as attacking human beings or each other) have been made impossible for them. These prohibitions have been made part of their personality by weaving in their minds. However this hypnotism is weakened at night. In feline beast people, such as Leopard Man this weakness of hypnotism is even more evident, so Leopard Man becomes more dangerous at night.

3: What does Prendick observe about the female Beast People?

Prendick the narrator observes that female beast people are less numerous than their males. In spite of the monogamy law (the practice of marrying or state of being married to one person at a time) females were secretly abused. Prendick also mentions that female beasts were instinctively aware of their repulsive clumsiness, and took more care in wearing decorative clothes like humans.