Question

The thunder boomed and the lightning flashed, mirroring his feelings exactly. He crumpled the letter in his fist. How dare she presume that he would surrender so easily? Snatching the pen from the desk, he scratched his reply.

Which word in the passage best establishes its tone?

A. scratched

B. presume

C. mirroring

D. surrender

Answer 1

A: "Scratched." is the answer. Apex:)))

Answer 2

Answer: A. Scratched.

Explanation: In literature, the tone refers to the attitude of the author towards the audience, the subject developed in the text or even towards a character. There are multiple types of tones, happy, sad, angry, suspenseful, fearful, etc. In the given excerpt we can see the description of a man that is very angry for something he just read in a letter, we can tell he is angry because it compares his feelings with the boom of the thunder and the flash of the lightning, the word that best establishes the tone is "scratched" because it gives the idea of anger and frustration.