Read the excerpt from "object lesson 1".

in his nose was the pungent smell of ink, glue, paper, chalk, musty wardrobe closets; surrounding him were discolored walls, peeling paint, tarnished fixtures, warped window poles, and mutilated desks.

which best describes the tone created by words with negative connotations in the excerpt? i"ll mark brainlest

angry
rebellious
prideful
gloomy

The words in this excerpt give the description a gloomy tone.

Something is gloomy when it is dark, depressing, and presents very little life of hope.

Here, we are reading about a room or a house. So the term gloomy in this context would most probably have to do with the interior being old, worn-out, or poorly cared for. This is exactly what the words with negative connotations in this excerpt are conveying:

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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