What is the tone of this passage?
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,
An American Slave
Hearing these songs always depressed my spirit and filled me with sadness. I have frequently found myself in tears while
hearing them. Just thinking of those sounds, even now, (saddens) me. While I am writing these lines, an expression of feeling
has already found its way down my neck.
A. optimistic
B. pessimistic