Question

Read the excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Identify the tone in the following sentence.

"How I escaped death, I do not know. There I was, entirely alone, in a thick wood, in a place new to me. My cart was upset and shattered, my oxen were entangled among the young trees. and there was none to help me."

a. Suspensful, stressful

b. Thrilling, exciting

c. Mysterious

d. Factual

Answer 1

It is A because it’s suspenseful and stressful

Answer 2

A, this is because I when it says “my cart was upset and shattered” this is also showing and describing in a way how he felt. “There was no hope for me” shows us that it wouldn’t be thrilling, exciting, anything good, so it is A