Read the excerpt from 'America and I.' "Great chances have come to me. But in my heart is always a deep sadness. I feel like a man who is sitting down to a secret table of plenty, while his near ones and dear ones are perishing before his eyes. My very joy in doing the work I love hurts me like secret guilt, because all about me I see so many with my longings, my burning eagerness, to do and to be, wasting their days in drudgery they hate, merely to buy bread and pay rent. And America is losing all that richness of the soul."

Which statement best describes how the word choice contributes to the overall tone conveyed in this excerpt?

The narrator's use of positive words conveys a tone of optimism

The narrator's use of neutral language suggests a tone of objectivity.

The narrator's use of informal language contributes to a tone of nonchalance.

The narrator's use of expressive language creates a tone of melancholy.