Task: Classify the tweet into one of four ordinal intensity levels, indicating the degree of emotion E experienced by the tweeter. 0: no E can be inferred. 1: low amount of E can be inferred. 2: moderate amount of E can be inferred. 3: high amount of E can be inferred.
Tweet: Take heart amid the deepening gloom that your dog is finally getting enough cheese. ― National Lampoon, 'Deteriorada'
Emotion: sadness
Intensity class: 
1: low amount of sadness can be inferred