How do the authors create a tone that develops their claim
and purpose?
o by using words with negative connotations, such as brutal
o by describing the land with positive connotations, such as
fertile
by describing the land with negative connotations, such
as rocky
o by using words with neutral connotations, such as plant

b is the answer.   i sat on the lumpy sofa, totally exhausted, with a bad taste in my mouth, wondering what i should do next.  

peace, morning, sun glooming, sorrow, woe pardon’d, punished, more hence, talk, story. all of these three words have to do something with a depressed, regretful tone. woe is another word for misery, heartache, so all of these words are about unhappy feelings.