4. Closely read the following passage and analyze the tone.
The sky is a soggy purple when we return to the home. Then the bell rings and we walk in a
straight column to the city theatre for three hours of social recreation...the play is about toil
and how good it is. Then we walk back to the home in a straight column. The sky is like a black
sieve pierced by silver drops that tremble, ready to burst through.The moths beat against the
street lanterns.
What is the tone of this passage?
