Today we're making decorations for meal trays at the senior center; Madelyn covers hers with florid
designs, swoops, and scrolls and admonishes me for making mine too plain. As we work, she asks
me questions about the people at the senior center. Sometimes she treats me like I'm a wise,
omniscient being, and occasionally I want to remind her that I'm just in high school and I don't have
all the answers yet.
How does the phrase "florid designs, swoops, and scrolls" affect the tone of the passage?