Read these sentences from the story. My legs feel shackled, and with every runner who passes me,
they become more constrained. At the second mile mark, my
time is 16:31. The shackles tighten, and I stop.
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How does the imagery in these sentences affect the tone?
It develops a tone of desperation as the narrator's
fear of failure affects her physically.
It creates a frantic tone as the narrator's injury from
falling prevents her from continuing to run.
It creates a satisfied tone as the narrator learns she
has surpassed her time on the previous mile.
It develops a resigned tone when the narrator accepts
the fact that the other runners are faster than she is.