Read the passage.Ugh, Pieter thought as the crowd walked in just as he was closing the ice cream shop where he worked a few hours after school. He’d had a long day and was ready to go home, but now he would have to stay late, waiting for the new customers to give him their orders, then preparing their cones or cups or milkshakes. They didn’t seem to be in much of a hurry to figure out what they wanted. I just love being the only person working this evening, Pieter thought. This is going to be so
Pieter says, “I just love being the only person working this evening,” even though the crowd has arrived when he is ready to close and he expects to stay late. He clearly does not love the situation; he means the opposite to express annoyance. That makes the tone sarcastic, not contemplative, gracious, or shocked.
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