she is a part of the pond she lives in, the tall trees are her children, the birds that swim above her are tied to her by an unbreakable string. —“The Turtle,” Mary Oliver What type of mood is created by the word choice in the passage? The mood is dangerous and exciting. The mood is warm and welcoming. The mood is negative but hopeful. The mood is dark and hopeless.

Read these sentences from the excerpt: i would sometimes say to them, i wished i could be as free as theywould be when they got to be men. "you will be free as soon as you aretwenty-one, but i am a slave for life! have not l as good a right to befree as you have? how does the use of a rhetorical question advance the author's purposeof showing that all people deserve freedom? it shows the reader that douglass is unsure of hisstatements. it indicates that douglass believes he deserves freedom. oit demonstrates that douglass is questioning his beliefs. it reminds the reader that some questions areunanswerable