What main effect does the phrase "flower of the country," lines 37-38
, have on the tone of the passage?
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B
C
D
It lightens the tone by providing a metaphor of
beauty in an otherwise bleak narrative.
It provides an impassioned tone to describe the
discrepancy between the relative privilege of the
few and the hardship of the many.
It creates a tone of praise by comparing the
workers of France to those in the U.S.
It creates an optimistic tone by showing that the
people of France are variously employed.
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