A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

Re-read paragraph 4. How does the language in the paragraph contribute to the tone of the story?

A. The joyful words used to describe the healing of the child create a hopeful tone.
B. The straightforward, objective descriptions of the events and characters' feelings
create a removed, neutral tone.
C. The choppy sentences and many clauses develop an urgent and insistent tone.
D. The bleak descriptions of the setting convey the desperation of the family and create a
hopeless tone.

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B. The straightforward, objective descriptions of the events and characters' feelings create a removed, neutral tone.