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What is the author's tone in this line from William Dean Howells's "Editha"? Then Editha's father said in his public-will-now-address-a-few remarks tone, "My name is Balcom, ma’am; Junius Balcom, of Balcom's Works, NewYork. . . ." A. angry B. solemn C. sarcastic D. moralistic

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The answer is C) Sarcastic. Sarcastic means marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt. The author is sarcastically saying that Editha's father is speaking in his "public-will-now-address-a-few remarks tone". She is attempting to use irony in this line so the answer is sarcastic.

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The author's tone in William Dean Howells's "Editha" can be said to be C. Sarcastic.

What is the author's tone here?

In this excerpt from William Dean Howells's "Editha" the author used sarcasm to describe the voice that would be used by Editha's father.

By saying that the voice will be that of a person who wants to address the public, the author was being sacarstic.

Find out more on sarcasm at https://brainly.com/question/22135995.

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