Use the excerpt from “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to answer the question.

Question

Then he said, “Good night!” and with muffled oar Silently rowed to the Charlestown shore, Just as the moon rose over the bay, Where swinging wide at her moorings lay The Somerset, British man-of-war; …

Which word best describes the tone of the excerpt?

Responses:
upsetting
joyful
tense
excited

Answer 1

tense