Read the quote from betty friedan’s the feminine mystique. sometimes a woman would say “i feel empty somehow . . incomplete.” or she would say, “i feel as if i don’t exist.” sometimes she blotted out the feeling with a tranquilizer. which best describes the connotation of “blotted” in the excerpt? it has a positive connotation, because it implies the women were able to erase the feelings of emptiness. it has a positive connotation, because it implies the emptiness was able to be replaced with happiness. it has a negative connotation, because it implies women were actually strengthening the feelings of emptiness. it has a negative connotation, because it implies women were merely temporarily lessening the feelings of emptiness.

It has a negative connotation, because it implies women were merely temporarily lessening the feelings of emptiness.

Explanation:

The phrasal verb blot out means to hide, conceal, cover or mask. Thus, according to the quote from Betty Friedan’s "The Feminine Mystique," the women would take medicinal drugs to temporarily reduce their feelings of loneliness, incompleteness  and worthlessness

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.



question

discuss the two key differences between the prose form of sojourner truth’s speech and the poetic version. use evidence from both texts to support your response.