Question

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Which word most affects the tone of this sentence from the passage?

There, standing on the front porch, was my older brother, drenched from head to toe and glowering at me through his dripping hair.

drenched

dripping

glowering

standing

Answer 1

I would say that the word "glowering" in the sentence shows the best example of tone being used. The author didn't directly say that the older brother was angry, but set the mood or tone of that idea in the minds of the auidence by saying that he was "glowering". Hope this helped!