Read the lines 25-28 from Passage 2. "I shared with her my boring life- Missing fun and lacking friends. She said, "The effort that you make- On that all happiness depends."

How does the author's word choice here affect the tone of the poem? .
A. It conveys a mocking tone because the speaker is very condescending,
B. It conveys a confusion because the speaker doesn't want to change.
C. It conveys a sarcastic tone because the speaker is very angry.
D. It conveys a gloomy tone because the speaker is unhappy.

D

Explanation:

the gloomy tone is carried throughout this paragraph using the words Boring, Missing, and lacking.

the correct answer is c. he speculates on what might happen at given points in the future in a world without people. alan h. weisman is an american author, professor, and journalist. authors organize their information with a purpose. they present their ideas in an organized way. this is called text structure. weisman uses text structure so as to improve overall comprehension and to prove his points.