Question

read the passage from \the caged bird.\ but a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing. which word from the passage gives the best indication of the speakers tone? dreams screams wing sing

Explanation:

To determine the speaker's tone, we analyze each word: "dreams" (neutral), "scream" (conveys a sense of pain/fear, matching the caged bird's struggle), "wings" (neutral object), "sing" (action, less tone - indicating). "Scream" best shows the tone of anguish.

Answer:

B. scream