How does Dunbar’s word choice affect the tone of the poem?

He suggests a tone of resentment by comparing his misfortune with the happier fate of others.

He develops a relieved tone by describing ways he has learned to accept his fate in life.

He creates an inspired tone by contrasting depressing images with positive ones.

He sets a tone of desperation by describing things that he has lost in life.

Question 2
Part B

Which lines from the poem best support the answer to Part A?

"My cot was down by a cypress grove, / And I sat by my window the whole night long,"

"And I thought of myself so sad and lone, / And my life's cold winter that knew no spring;"

"In a strain to soothe his bleeding heart, / And he smiled at the sound of my voice and lyre,"

"Of my mind so weary and sick and wild, / Of my heart too sad to sing."