Read the writer's original draft of this sentence from
paragraph 4 of "a quest for lord corliss." before the game
came out, the writer replaced the word special with precious.
how does the connotation of the word precious affect the tone
of this paragraph?

- It stresses the personal value.

Explanation:

The tone is described as the author's approach or attitude towards a particular subject matter reflected by the language, perspective, or choice of words by the other. It primarily intends to give the readers a perspective that determines how they would perceive that particular literary text or writing.

In the given passage, the word 'precious' implies the author's intended perspective that he wishes to convey to the audience and that is 'the personal value' attached to the sword for Lord Corliss and his family. It implies to 'stress the personal value' as the word 'precious' implies 'something dear or of extreme value' that suggests the author's attitude(to emphasize its worth).

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.