In the first three paragraphs, what is the tone of the text? what words or phrases clue you into the tone?

imagine the moment when a great blue whale, undernourished and exhausted from migrating, grunts out its last breath somewhere in the pacific ocean.

then, as the pressure of the surrounding water squeezes the last air reserves from the whale’s lungs, this massive creature begins to sink.

it plunges 700 feet (200 meters) through the ocean’s top layer, the warm “sunlight zone” where algae kick-start life’s food chain with photosynthesis. it drops another 2,600 feet (800 meters) through the cold twilight zone, where no plants live and fish have extra-large eyes to catch the faintest glimmers of sun. it descends down, down, down through 3,300 feet (1 kilometer) or more of the midnight zone. here, temperatures hover close to freezing; deep-sea creatures must flash their own lights to break the darkness; and the weight of the water feels like about 500 bowling balls pressing in on every square inch of the whale’s carcass.

Direct or straight forward; honest

Explanation: The 3rd paragraph is mostly informative so i would say thats it  is very straight forward and is mostly facts not opinions.

Tone is candid, frank, honest and straightforward as the viewers are presented with facts

Explanation:

'Formula fiction' is the literary genre that has been given this name in a derogatory sense to condemn it for being deprived of originality, thus, often regarded as the 'predictable genre' due to its obsession with the reuse of the content, plot, and characters. The 'formula fiction' like "A Secret Sorrows' is not compelled to have a happy ending yet it dealt most commonly with "romantic comedy" which aims to bring relief to the audience at the end. 'The Secret Sorrow' opens with the dreadful and tragic past of the Faye the protagonist and concludes with finding her true love and find an escape from her haunting past. This genre follows a formula that provides the audience too, an escape from the obstacles and darkness of their real-life and find solace in their romantic world for some time.