His eyes rolled upwards, until nothing but the whites were visible; his hands were clasped together, until the fingers were deeply imprinted in the flesh. when the music expressed the dying agony, his face gradually sunk upon his knees; and at the touching words resounding through the church, “jesu mori,” sobs burst from him uncontrolled.
which statement best describes irving’s tone in the excerpt?

his pious tone highlights the spirituality of the excerpt.

his melancholy tone highlights the despair of the excerpt.

his condemning tone highlights the judgment of the excerpt.

his serene tone highlights the beauty of the excerpt.

His melancholy tone highlights the despair of the excerpt.

Explanation:

The text was written in a melancholy tone that highlights the desperation of the passage. The narrator describes a character who is in deep despair, sadness and melancholy . The text was written with the intention of making the author uncomfortable even as despair and sadness make the character uncomfortable. We can reach this conclusion through descriptive elements in the passage such as "fingers were deeply imprinted in the flesh", "his face gradually sunk upon his knees", "sobs burst from him uncontrolled", among others.

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