What is the authors tone in this paragraph?

a. disbelieving
b. appalled
c. confused
d. astonished

In what ways is crooks even more lonely than the other men on the ranch

Does any one read this story "when mr. came to dine". in 9th grade. plz i need with one question about this story?

Read the lines from "there was a child went forth" and answer the question. and the apple-trees cover'd with blossoms, and the fruit afterward, and wood-berries, and the commonest weeds by the road; and the old drunkard staggering home from the out-house of the tavern, whence he had lately risen, and the school-mistress that pass'd on her way to the school, and the friendly boys that pass'd—and the quarrelsome boys, and the tidy and fresh-cheek'd girls—and the barefoot negro boy and girl, and all the changes of city and country, wherever he went. which poetic device is exemplified in this stanza? select all that apply. allegory anaphora imagery metaphor