Read the excerpt from "Stray" by Cynthia Rylant. Which words in the excerpt create a tone of despair? O sitting, wet, eyes Doris
was sitting alone in the living room, hugging a pillow and rocking back and forth on the edge of a chair. She was trying not to cry but she was not strong enough. Her face was wet and red, her eyes full of distress. Crocking, chair face O alone, cry, distress O alone hugging, rocking
The author's main purpose was the explain that the Community Service Council was effectual to high school students. The personal backstory was to add more evidence of the effectiveness.
