In addition to punctuation, how else can you determine an author's tone? :

answer: you can determine the tone by finding the author's mood, or attitude in the story. for instance, the author of charlotte's web has a sad and peaceful mood, like in this sentence, "but i feel peaceful. your success in the ring this morning was, to a small degree, my success. your future is assured. you will live, secure and safe, wilbur. nothing can harm you now". these sentences reflect on the author's attitude as being calm and carefree.

1. both men a determined to break douglass.

2. douglass is still considered to be one of captain anthony's possessions.

3. douglass escapes to freedom in the north and changes his name.

4. the events are usually written from a distance in time.

5. the recording of events in chronological order.

this answer to this question is c. allegory

why?

stories with allegories have a hidden symbolic meaning with a theme. the hidden meaning can be political, or other real life problems.