The answer is: Serious and forceful.
Tone: Is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. Tone is generally conveyed through the choice of words, or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject. In this case Lake´s words give the impression he is being serious and forceful.
C.. death, desolation, and tyranny
Answer:
It contains an analogy and technical language but no allusion
Explanation:
The statements described this are
- Then he rode the bike for a minute, analyzing the change in the bike's performance
- he stared for ten minutes before tightening the rear sprockets.