Read the following passage from Muir's "Calypso Borealis" and answer the question.
Oftentimes I had to sleep without blankets, and sometimes without supper, but usually I had no great difficulty in finding a loaf of bread here and there at the houses of the farmer settlers in the widely scattered clearings. With one of these large backwoods loaves I was able to wander many a long wild fertile mile in the forests and bogs, free as the winds, gathering plants …
Identify and explain the tone of this passage. What specific words contribute to the tone? Then, explain how the tone of the passage would change if the words "travel" and "lonely as the solitary cloud, collecting and numbering plants" replaced the bolded words. Be sure to identify the new tone and explain how the changed words create that tone. Your response should be a paragraph of 3–5 sentences.
The tone of the passage is informal. The author writes in a non-formal way hence his tone is informal.
What is an Informal Tone?
An informaltone is one where the author writes in a conversational manner as though he is speaking to an audience with whom he or she has a relationship.
The words which contribute to the tone are;
I had to sleep without blankets...
I was able to wander...
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