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match the tone that best describes each excerpt .
1. awestruck 2. humorous 3.calm

a. in the next room , the door of which was open , i could see a magnificent glut dressing case , with some splendid diamond and ruby shirt studs lying by it , and a chest of drawers, and a cupboard apparently full of clothes . ( the notch on the ax by william makepeace thackeray )

b. a hearty hand-clasp from jack , a frank and smiling greeting from polly ( she looked handsomer than ever , harold thought , with her lustrous black hair and soft , dark-gray eyes ) , put him at his ease at one . ( the emergency men by george h. jessop )

c. by reason of my tender age ( and there are some critics who , i hope will be satisfied by my acknowledging that i am a hundred and fifty-six next birthday ) i could not understand what was the meaning of this next excursion—this candle , this tool house , this bag of soot . ( on being found out by william makepeace thackeray )

The tones, respectively, that best describe the sentences below are;

The tone of sentences in a text refers to the feeling the author provokes in the reader due to his usage of certain terms. In the first excerpt, 'awestruck' best describes the tone. The reader is spellbound as he admires the things in the room.

The tone in the next excerpt is calming. Anyone will feel at ease due to a smile, and some beautiful features.

The last excerpt is humorous because the narrator evokes laughter by describing her old age of 156 as tender.

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Awestruck- a. In the next room, the door of which was open, I could see a magnificent glut dressing case, with some splendid diamond and ruby shirt studs lying by it, and a chest of drawers, and a cupboard apparently full of clothes. (The Notch On The Ax by William Makepeace Thackeray )

Calm- b. A hearty hand-clasp from Jack, a frank and smiling greeting from Polly (she looked handsomer than ever, Harold thought, with her lustrous black hair and soft, dark-gray eyes ), put him at his ease at one. ( The Emergency Men by George H. Jessop )

Humorous- c. By reason of my tender age (and there are some critics who, I hope will be satisfied by my acknowledging that I am a hundred and fifty-six next birthday ), I could not understand what was the meaning of this next excursion—this candle, this tool house, this bag of soot. ( On Being Found Out by William Makepeace Thackeray )

Explanation:

1. The excerpt from "The Notch on the Axe" by William Makepeace Thackeray shows an awestruck tone with the description of the room, the things the speaker can see inside the room. The depiction of the room with "full of clothes, ...diamond and ruby.. and a chest full of drawers" exudes an image of grandeur which will impress anyone.

2. George H. Jessop's "The Emergency Men" exudes a calm tone when he uses the words "put him at his ease".

3. William Thackeray's "On Being Found Out" is a humorous one for it is quite unbelievable and funny when the speaker talks of his age as "a hundred and fifty-six next birthday".

allusion   is the right answer

what of the following? i don't know about you but i see no multiple choice answers.