The tone of the passage can best be described as: melodramatic. earnest. ironic. informal. lyrical.

Question

Douglass’s Autobiography: history and narrative

Answer 1

Hi, Chas!

My recommendation to all of my students when they were trying to identify tone was to make a list of the words the author used that had strong emotions tied to them and then identify what those emotions are. You can start by simply deciding if the word has a "good" or a "bad" vibe then work to get more specific from there!

Hope this helps!