Read this section from “Worship the Spirit of Criticism” to determine denotations and connotations and their impact on meaning and tone. Then answer the follow-up questions. Alas! mine is the bitter grief that I enter it, a man “vanquished by time,” deprived of my masters, even of my companions in the struggle. Dumas, Bouley, Paul Bert, and lastly Vulpian, who, after having been with you, my dear Grancher, my counselor at the very first, became the most energetic, the most convinced champion of this method. However, if I have the sorrow of thinking that they are no more, after having valiantly taken their part in discussions which I have never provoked but I have had to endure; if they cannot hear me proclaim all that I owe to their counsels and support; if I feel their absence as deeply as on the morrow of their death, I have at least the consolation of believing that all we struggled for together will not perish. C Part A Which statement most accurately identifies the denotation and connotation of the word vanquished as it is used in the first sentence of this passage? The denotation is “conquered”; the connotation is positive. The denotation is “beaten”; the connotation is negative. The denotation is “helped”; the connotation is positive. The denotation is “comforted”; the connotation is negative. Part B Which other words and phrases from the text help you determine the connotations of vanquished? “Alas,” “bitter grief,” “deprived” “most energetic, most convinced” “valiantly,” “provoked” “proclaim,” “counsels and support”