Question

CAN SOMEONE HELP PLEASE

Read the excerpt from the poem "Incident" by Countee Cullen before you choose your answer.

"Once riding in old Baltimore,
Heart-filled, head-filled with glee,
I saw a Baltimorean
Keep looking straight at me."

In this excerpt, the author's tone is best described as

A. harsh and strident
B. enthusiastic and optimistic
C. informal and analytical
D. dark and foreboding

Answer 1

Based on the given excerpt, the author's tone is best described as:

B. enthusiastic and optimistic.

The author describes a personal experience of riding in old Baltimore, expressing a sense of joy and excitement. The use of words like "heart-filled" and "head-filled with glee" suggests a positive and enthusiastic tone. The author's encounter with a Baltimorean looking straight at them does not inherently convey a negative or foreboding tone in this particular excerpt.

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