From the excerpt above, it could be said that the tone of the passage is satisfactory reflection and freedom. The tone would change to one of exasperation if the said words replaced "glorious" and "freedom".
<h3>What is a tone?</h3>
A tone is the mood of the author that a text seems to convey given the choice of words by the author.
Thus it is correct to state that From the excerpt above, it could be said that the tone of the passage is satisfactory reflection and freedom.
It is describing an ocean and a situation involving dangerous tidal waves and talking about how a sea of sort is washing up more sand to suck in wet stones for them to be dug under neath sand.