Question

Sure. cried the tenant men, but it's our land. We measured it and broke it up. We were bom on it, and we got killed on it, died on it Even if it's no good, it's still ours. That's what makes it ours- being born on it, working it, dying on it. That makes ownership, not a paper with numbers on it

Which best describes how the diction supports the tone of this passage?

Answer 1

The dicton helps you understand that whoever the tenant man will not give up his land easily

Answer 2

The line that best describes how the diction supports the tone of this passage is: That's what makes it ours- being born on it, working it, dying on it.

Step-by-step explanation:

Diction refers to the words and phrases you use when you decide to write. In this context, the words chosen; born on it, working it, dying on it, and ours support pretty much all the other ideas: but it's our land, we measured it and broke it up, not a paper with numbers. You are able perceive the speaker's hopelessness, when reading this line which mainly supports the tone of this passage.