“seeing the snowman standing”
It let's Janie have the freedom that she craves, yet she doesn't completely change herself she just lets her hair down.
The type of tone that you would use for presenting for a business audience is soft, confident and at a normal pace.
I believe it's answer "C." The Tone Is The Author's Voice While Describing Events.
It's Rebuff
since reboof and rebaff are not words