Read the excerpt from a short story. at least ten minutes had passed since the last locker door slammed. i had lurked long enough in the deserted shower stall, ruminating on my devious plan. i emerged to see the vacant room i’d anticipated. within minutes, i had deciphered the locker combination and opened it without witness. this was my chance to reclaim what was rightfully mine, and i felt my heartbeat escalate. which best describes the tone of the excerpt? confused secretive frustrated surprised
a) confused
b) secretive
c) frustrated
d) surprised

Which statement best explains douglass's purpose

Read this passage from william faulkner's the sound and the fury: i says no i never had university advantages because at harvard they teach you how to go for a swim at night without knowing how to swim and at sewanee they dont even teach you what water is. i says you might send me to the state university; maybe i'll learn how to stop my clock with a nose spray and then you can send ben to the navy i says or to the cavalry anyway, they use geldings in the cavalry. which best describes the narrator's tone in this passage? a. bitter b. angry c. sarcastic d. all of the above

This poem describes a train as if it were a horse. what literacy device does the poet use in this poem?