Identify the tone of the following descriptive paragraph. the scene that stretched in front of me offered a hint of shelter from the bitter cold. i stood on the icy, snow-covered shore. to my left stretched the waters of the mighty ocean. the shoreline curved ahead of me to the left, reaching a short arm out into the unrelenting cold water. waves rolled in and frothily snapped at the edge of the land. i had no way to get back home. a. serious c. concerned b. lighthearted d. despair