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.
The second part that begins with not the least all the way to perched above my chamber door because the raven was gentle and proper when flying and was like a lady or lord when he landed making him dignified and elegant.
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Life Orientation is the study of the self in relation to others and to society.
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