helvonka
helvonka
29.10.2020 • 
English

Read this sentence from Thursday, May 25, 1944, in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. The world has turned topsy-turvy, respectable people are being sent off to concentration camps, prisons, and lonely cells, and the dregs that remain govern young and old, rich and poor.

How does the the word "dregs" affect the tone of the passage?

It suggests an ominous tone because the government has come to an unfortunate end.

It reinforces an angry tone because it implies that the politicians are all that remain.

It creates a tone of disgust because it implies that those in power are unworthy and dishonorable.

It creates a nostalgic tone because Anne dislikes social and political change.

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