Read this excerpt from The Way to Rainy Mountain. "They lived at first in the mountains. They did not yet know of Tai-me, but th
is is what they knew: There was a man and his wife." What effect does the language the author uses have on the tone of this excerpt? Question 8 options: A) The highly formal language creates an academic tone. B) It develops the style of a personal memoir. C) The formal language creates a poetic tone. D) The informal language creates a conversational tone common with the oral tradition.