[edna] tottered up the steps, clutching feebly at the post before passing into the house. which best explains why the sentence is representative of chopin’s style? the words “at the post” and “house” are used for their literal meanings. the words “tottered” and “clutching feebly” have strong connotative meanings. the words “up the steps” and “passing into” provide a sense of forward movement. the words “up the steps” and “at the post” create a powerful image of the setting.

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The words “tottered” and “clutching feebly” have strong connotative meanings.

Connotation is the feeling a word creates besides its literal meaning. In the line from "Awakening," the author Kate Chopin makes use of terms such as totter, which means to move in an unsteady way, clutch, that means to seize something tightly, and feebly, to implying a weak manner. As a consequence, the words suggest a strong, unfavorable impression of Edna's actions.

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