Question

during the entire evening everyone laughed in an exaggerated fashion i scented a practical joke in the air as a dog scents game based in this excerpt what tone does de maupassant express

Answer 1

The author compares the narrator sensing a practical joke to a dog sensing game, or prey. This is humorous because the narrator is often the prey as the receiver of their jokes and tricks. The author expresses a comical tone about narrator’s mistrust of his friends and the actions that occur because of that mistrust.

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Answer 2

Explanation:The author compares the narrator sensing a practical joke to a dog sensing game, or prey. This is humorous because the narrator is often the prey as the receiver of their jokes and tricks. The author expresses a comical tone about narrator’s mistrust of his friends and the actions that occur because of that mistrust.