Read the excerpt from the story Amy's Metaphor.

So anyway, I can't think of a metaphor for me. Mutt, half-breed . . .
the names rattle around in my head like s handful of broken glass.

which tone is created by simile in this excerpt?

frightened
calm
upset
joyful

1 answer

The tone created by the simile in this excerpt is upset. The comparison of names rattling around in the speaker's head like "a handful of broken glass" conveys a sense of disturbance and discomfort, suggesting emotional turmoil.