he author’s tone towards the end of the passage can be best described as despairing.  advisory.  cautionary.  gloomy.

he author’s tone towards the end of the passage can be best described as despairing.  advisory.  cautionary.  gloomy.

The author’s tone towards the end of the passage can be best described as pessimistic.  hopeful.  indignant.  expectant.

The following text is from a translation of Dante Alighieri’s 1308 book Inferno.In the midway of this our mortal life,I found me in a gloomy wood, astrayGone from the path direct: and e’en to tellIt were no easy task, how savage wildThat forest, how robust and rough its growth,Which to remember only, my dismayRenews, in bitterness not far from death.Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?The speaker is speaking in anger about an unfair world and becomes angrier as the poem progresses.eliminateThe speaker is setting out to go on an adventure and is listing the perils he will encounter.eliminateThe speaker expresses an emotion and uses a metaphor to convey the emotion.eliminate

The tone of the passage can be best described as A. playful. B. hopeful. C. frightful. D. remorseful.

How does the last stanza contribute to the overall message or theme of the poem?