"oh well," marie thought as she looked at her new sweater, completely shrunken and wrinkled. her mom had put it in the washing machine and dryer, when really it needed dry cleaning. "these things happen sometimes," she thought to herself. luckily, this was the only sweater she'd put in the hamper by accident. she'd have to be more careful, and, at least, her mom was not angry with her about the loss of the sweater.
which best describes the tone of the story?

optimistic
pessimistic
angry
philosophical

Making an inference means filling in a text's missing information using context clues; drawing a conclusion means analyzing the story's ending. true or false? true false the inference statement is true, but the conclusion statement is false. the conclusion statement is true, but the inference statement is false.

Read the excerpt from act ii, scene v of romeo and juliet. friar laurence: these violent delights have violent ends, and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as they kiss consume: the sweetest honey is loathsome in his own deliciousness and in the taste confounds the appetite: 15 therefore love moderately; long love doth so; too swift arrives as tardy as too slow. friar laurence is motivated to offer this warning because he knows that something bad will certainly happen to the lovers. feels that romeo is acting foolishly and should not get married. enjoys giving advice because he is wise and can others. wants to caution romeo about the consequences of his actions.

Which describes the effect the use of figurative language has on the tone of this excerpt? select all that apply