Use the excerpt from a letter to answer the prompt.

The current state of Castle Park is a disgrace to our community. Ten years ago, community groups came together to give our children a safe place to play. Today, the wooden structure rots, the chains on the swing set rust, and garbage covers the ground. The city government refuses to take responsibility for restoring the structure, yet it will not allow concerned citizens to make their own repairs. Our children deserve a safe, clean, functional play space. The city council’s inaction has turned a gem of the park system into yet another public junkyard.

In 3–5 sentences, identify and explain words in the letter that create a negative tone. Support your answer with details from the text.

(4 points)

This letter is from a concerned resident to the editor of a magazine or newspaper where he complains about the bad state of the Castle Park which is the playground for the children of the community that was given to them by the community groups. In the letter, he is bitter that the city government refuses to take responsibility and restore the structure, neither will they allow citizens to make repairs.

The words that give the piece a negative tone are public junkyard. garbage, and rots.