Pleas helppp What is the tone of the following quote?

“They all took after the king, too, in being large, corpulent men, as well as inimitable jokers.”

A. Enthusiastic and energetic

B. Straightforward and matter-of-fact

C. Cynical and sarcastic

D. Fantastical and visionary

Maria is writing a persuasive essay for her english class. she asks marshall if it is important to use rhetorical appeals in her essay.which reasons could marshall give in favor of using rhetorical appeals

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.

Read the excerpt from eighty years and more: reminiscences, 1815-1897. all that day and far into the night i pondered the problem of boyhood. i thought that the chief thing to be done in order to equal boys was to be learned and courageous. so i decided to study greek and learn to manage a horse. which question would best the reader understand stanton's viewpoint in this excerpt?