My father drank. He drank as a gut-punched boxer gasps for breath, as a starving dog gobbles food-compulsively, secretly, in pain, and trembling. I use the past tense not
because he ever quit drinking but because he quit living. That is how the story ends
for my father, age sixty-four, heart bursting, body cooling and forsaken on the
linoleum floor of my brother's trailer.
Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?
O Sentimental
O Candid
O Sarcastic
O Enraged

In act v of a midsummer night's dream, quince presents the prologue for “pyramus and thisbe.” when he finishes, hippolyta comments: indeed he hath played on his prologue like a child on a recorder—a sound, but not in government. which tone does the simile “played on his prologue like a child on a recorder” create? it creates a sad, wistful tone by comparing quince’s performance to a beautiful tune. it creates a surprised tone by comparing quince’s performance to an eloquent speech by a government official. it creates a relaxed tone by comparing quince’s performance to lovely recorder music. it creates a humorous tone by comparing quince’s performance to a child playing an instrument badly.