Question
Read the following excerpt from one of the entries of Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl, and answer the question that follows.
The sun is shining, the sky is deep blue, there's a magnificent breeze, and I'm longing — really longing — for everything: conversation, freedom, friends, being alone. I long. . . to cry! I feel as if I were about to explode. I know crying would help, but I can't cry. I'm restless. I walk from one room to another, breathe through the crack in the window frame, feel my heart beating as if to say, "Fulfill my longing at last..."
I think spring is inside me. I feel spring awakening, I feel it in my entire body and soul. I have to force myself to act normally. I'm in a state of utter confusion, don't know what to read, what to write, what to do. I only know that I'm longing for something...
What is the tone of the above excerpt?
Happy
Anxious
Discouraging
Respectful
The sun is shining, the sky is deep blue, there's a magnificent breeze, and I'm longing — really longing — for everything: conversation, freedom, friends, being alone. I long. . . to cry! I feel as if I were about to explode. I know crying would help, but I can't cry. I'm restless. I walk from one room to another, breathe through the crack in the window frame, feel my heart beating as if to say, "Fulfill my longing at last..."
I think spring is inside me. I feel spring awakening, I feel it in my entire body and soul. I have to force myself to act normally. I'm in a state of utter confusion, don't know what to read, what to write, what to do. I only know that I'm longing for something...
What is the tone of the above excerpt?
Happy
Anxious
Discouraging
Respectful
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The tone of the excerpt is **anxious**. Anne expresses a deep longing and restlessness, along with feelings of confusion and an urgent desire for freedom and connection, which contribute to an overall sense of anxiety.