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 title and the image create a shocking mood, they make you curious and want to know what happened, it gives you the “on the edge of your seat” feeling.
I think it is thrill!! definitely not score or strike cause that's like something you would say about soccer or something and i don't think it's power!
